Steatorrhea (or steatorrhoea) is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance and can be especially foul-smelling. An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may occur. There is increased fat excretion, which can be measured by determining the fecal fat level.
Putamen: An area in the brain within a structure called the lentiform nucleus. The putamen may decrease in size as a result of damage in Huntington's disease.
The foramen cecum is the point of attachment of the thyroglossal duct and is formed during the embryological descent of the thyroid gland.he foramen cecum is the point of attachment of the thyroglossal duct and is formed during the embryological descent of the thyroid gland.