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Achlorhydria

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achlorhydria /achlor·hy·dria/ (a?klor-hi´dre-ah) absence of hydrochloric acid from gastric secretions.achlorhy´dric
a·chlor·hy·dri·a (klôr-hdr-)
n.
Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice.

Achlorhydria
An abnormal condition in which hydrochloric acid is absent from the secretions of the gastric glands in the stomach.

achlorhydria (ā´klôrhī´drē),
n the absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach, even with histamine stimulation.

achlorhydria
absence of hydrochloric acid from gastric juice.

achlorhydria Absence of HCl in gastric juice


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