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    LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

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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 lactoseplay

    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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