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Alactasia (ay-lak-TAYZ-ya)
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 Related Terms
• Lactase
• Lactose
• Lactose Intolerance
 
 
Definition: An inherited condition causing the lack of the enzyme needed to digest milk sugar.

Also Known As: Lactose Intolerance

Common Misspellings: Alactazia

Related Resources:

Got Gas? It Could be Lactose Intolerance
More about causes and treatments of lactose intolerance.

What is Lactose Intolerance?
Diagnosis, treatments, and nutritional information.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Lactose Intolerance versus Milk Allergy
How to tell the difference between Lactose Intolerance and a true Milk Allergy.

What is Lactose Intolerance?
Explanation of the causes of lactose intolerance.


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