Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lactase_deficiency

1 sense of lactase deficiency

Sense 1
lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency, milk intolerance -- (congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose)
       => genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition -- (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)