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hypolactasia

hypolactasia noun: a deficiency of lactase in the intestines (leading to lactose intolerance).

Noun

hypolactasia (countable and uncountable, plural hypolactasias)

  1. A deficiency of lactase in the intestines (leading to lactose intolerance)

Forms of hypolactasia

pluralhypolactasias

Origin of hypolactasia

From hypo- + lactase + -ia.

Questions about hypolactasia

What does hypolactasia mean?
Hypolactasia means a deficiency of lactase in the intestines (leading to lactose intolerance).
What part of speech is hypolactasia?
Hypolactasia is a noun.
What is the plural of hypolactasia?
The plural of hypolactasia is hypolactasias.

Words near hypolactasia in the dictionary

  1. hypokinetic
  2. hypokyphosis
  3. hypokyphotic
  4. hypolacrima
  5. hypolacrimia
  6. hypolactasia
  7. hypolactatemia
  8. hypolaryngeal
  9. hypolarynx
  10. hypolemma
  11. hypolemmal

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