lactase deficiency

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lactose intolerance milk intolerance

Hypernyms

genetic disorder genetic disease genetic abnormality genetic defect hereditary condition hereditary disease

Close letter words and terms

Lactarius lactarius lactary lactase lactase persistence lactase-phlorizin hydrolase lactataemia