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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Malassimilation \Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [Mal- + assimilation.] (Physiol.) (a) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food. (b) An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood. [1913 Webster]