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.
General Anatomy. The human skull consists of a lot of foramina that act as the passage for the blood vessels, nerve and other structures. In medical terms, the definition of foramen is â An opening or orifice in the skeleton, through which structures like Nerves, Arteries, Veins, Muscles and Ligaments pass.