IMPREGNABL
\ɪmpɹˈɛɡnabə͡l], \ɪmpɹˈɛɡnabəl], \ɪ_m_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_n_a_b_əl]\
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By James Champlin Fernald
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Idiopathic Hypercatabolic Hypoproteinemias
- series of gastrointestinal disorders which share in common excessive loss protein, mainly albumin, across gut wall. occur stomach (Menetrier disease), as well the small bowel (intestinal lymphangiectases, assorted inflammatory states). They are also occasionally associated with congestive heart failure (again a bowel protein loss).