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Preferred term

Lactose Intolerance  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Alactasia
  • Dairy Product Intolerance
  • Hypolactasia
  • Lactose Malabsorption
  • Malabsorption, Lactose
  • Milk Sugar Intolerance

Scope note

  • The condition resulting from the absence or deficiency of LACTASE in the MUCOSA cells of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, and the inability to break down LACTOSE in milk for ABSORPTION. Bacterial fermentation of the unabsorbed lactose leads to symptoms that range from a mild indigestion (DYSPEPSIA) to severe DIARRHEA. Lactose intolerance may be an inborn error or acquired.

History note

  • 67(64)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • hypolaktasia
  • intolerantia lactosi
  • intolerantia lactosi non specificata
  • laktaasin puute
  • laktaasin puutos
  • laktaasinpuute
  • laktaasinpuutos
  • laktoosin imeytymishäiriö
  • laktoosin malabsorptio
  • laktosintolerans
  • maitosokerihäiriö
  • maitosokerin imeytymishäiriö
  • maitosokerin sietohäiriö
  • maitosokerivatsa
  • määrittämätön laktoosi-intoleranssi
  • ospecificerad laktosintolerans
  • suolilaktaasin puutos
  • Swedish

  • Laktosmalabsorption

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007787

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