| lactic acidosis |
High levels of lactic acid in the blood, which is potentially fatal. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and shortness of breath. The use of nucleoside analogs can contribute to lactic acidosis.
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| lactescent |
yielding or secreting a milky fluid.
Ãâó: www.biology.lsu.edu/heydrjay/ThomasSay/terms.html
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| lactose intolerance |
A condition in which a person's small intestine doesn't produce enough lactase, an enzyme that digests a sugar found naturally in milk and other dairy products (lactose). Signs and symptoms of lactose intolerance include nausea, abdominal cramps, bloating, gas and diarrhea.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
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| lactation |
(Latin lactans = suckling) production of milk through action of prolactin and other hormones on breast tissue.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/L.htm
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| lactose intolerance |
The inability to digest lactose because of the failure of the small intestinal mucosal cells to produce lactase.
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