The abnormal loss or discharge of albumin (a blood protein) through the stomach and digestive tract.
From Greek 'gaster' (stomach) + Latin 'albumen' (white/protein) + Greek 'rhea' (flow). This rare pathological term describes a specific protein-wasting condition.
Albumin is your blood's workhorse protein that carries nutrients and medications—when your stomach leaks it, patients become malnourished, which led to the discovery of protein-losing gastroenteropathy as a disease category!
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