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Definition of Milk intolerance
1. Noun. Congenital disorder consisting of an inability to digest milk and milk products; absence or deficiency of lactase results in an inability to hydrolyze lactose.
Generic synonyms: Congenital Disease, Genetic Abnormality, Genetic Defect, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Hereditary Condition, Hereditary Disease, Inherited Disease, Inherited Disorder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milk Intolerance
Literary usage of Milk intolerance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of pediatrics by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1918)
"In many cases of this nature there is a milk intolerance, perhaps both for the
fat and protein. Treatment.—In my experience the management of these cases, ..."
2. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"milk intolerance is the inability to digest milk and milk products properly due
to a deficiency of lactase, the intestinal enzyme that digests the sugar ..."
3. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"... group most vulnerable to episodes of acute diarrhea.16 Also, there is no hard
evidence of milk intolerance in breast-fed infants during acute diarrhea. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Milk, intolerance of. Rheumatism. Sternum, pains in. Tongue, ulcers on.
Characteristics.—Lac vac. was proved by JC Boardman, of Trenton, New Jersey (HW, ..."
5. Diseases of the stomach and upper alimentary tract by Anthony Bassler (1922)
"Any of the breads, rolls, simple cake, or crackers with butter in moderate amounts
are well tolerated. Tea, coffee, cocoa, and, in milk intolerance, ..."