LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose

Synonyms:

lactase deficiency; lactose intolerance; milk intolerance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lactose intolerance" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)

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