lactose intolerance

noun

Inability to fully metabolize lactose.

Similar
lactase deficiencymilk intolerance
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Meanings

nounlactose intolerance (usually uncountable, plural lactose intolerances)

plural lactose intolerances

  1. uncountableusuallyInability to fully metabolize lactose.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lactase deficiencymilk intolerance
Broader
genetic diseasegenetic disordergenetic abnormality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 乳糖不耐, 乳糖不耐症
  • 乳糖不耐 (rǔtángbùnài)inability to metabolize lactose
  • 乳糖不耐症 (rǔtángbùnàizhèng)inability to metabolize lactose
Danish laktoseintolerans
  • laktoseintoleransinability to metabolize lactose
Dutch lactose-intolerantie
  • lactose-intolerantieinability to metabolize lactose
Finnish laktoosi-intoleranssi
  • laktoosi-intoleranssiinability to metabolize lactose
French intolérance au lactose
  • intolérance au lactoseinability to metabolize lactose
German Laktoseintoleranz
  • Laktoseintoleranzinability to metabolize lactose
Hungarian laktózérzékenység
  • laktózérzékenységinability to metabolize lactose
Japanese 乳糖不耐症
  • 乳糖不耐症 (nyūtōfutaishō)inability to metabolize lactose
Korean 젖당불내증, 젖당못견딤증
  • 젖당불내증 (jeotdangbullaejeung)inability to metabolize lactose
  • 젖당못견딤증 (jeotdangmotgyeondimjeung)inability to metabolize lactose
  • 유당불내증 (yudangbullaejeung)inability to metabolize lactose
Norwegian Bokmål laktoseintoleranse
  • laktoseintoleranseinability to metabolize lactose
Polish nietolerancja laktozy
  • nietolerancja laktozyinability to metabolize lactose
Romanian intoleranță la lactoză
  • intoleranță la lactozăinability to metabolize lactose
Russian непереноси́мость лакто́зы, гиполактази́я
  • непереноси́мость лакто́зы (neperenosímostʹ laktózy)inability to metabolize lactose
  • гиполактази́я (gipolaktazíja)inability to metabolize lactose
Spanish intolerancia a la lactosa
  • intolerancia a la lactosainability to metabolize lactose
Swedish laktosintolerans
  • laktosintoleransinability to metabolize lactose
Turkish laktoz intoleransı
  • laktoz intoleransıinability to metabolize lactose
Cite this entry
APA

lactose intolerance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactose%20intolerance

MLA

“lactose intolerance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactose%20intolerance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lactose intolerance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lactose%20intolerance.

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