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.
Definition of FORAMEN. : a small opening, perforation, or orifice: fenestra.â foÂ·ramÂ·iÂ·nal \fÉ-Ëra-mÉ-nÉl\ or foÂ·ramÂ·iÂ·nous \-mÉ-nÉs\ adjective.edical Definition of FORAMEN. : a small opening, perforation, or orifice: fenestra 1. â foÂ·ramÂ·iÂ·nal \fÉ-Ëram-Én-Él\ adjective.