LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does lactose intolerance mean? 

• LACTOSE INTOLERANCE (noun)
  The noun LACTOSE INTOLERANCE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LACTOSE INTOLERANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACTOSE INTOLERANCE (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

lactase deficiency; lactose intolerance; milk intolerance

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)