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LACTASE DEFICIENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("lactase deficiency" 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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