steatorrhea Syllabification: (ste·at·or·rhe·a)Pronunciation: /ˌstēətəˈrēə, stēˌatə-/ (British steatorrhoea)Definition of steatorrhea noun Medicine the excretion of abnormal quantities of fat with the feces owing to reduced absorption of fat by the intestine. steatorrhea in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of steatorrhea in the British & World English dictionary