hypochlorhydria /hy·po·chlor·hy·dria/ (-klor-hi´dre-ah) lack of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice.
hypochlorhydria
hypochlorhydria (hīˈ·pō·klōr·hīˑ·drē·
),
hy·po·chlor·hy·dri·a (h  p -klôr-h dr - )n. An abnormally low level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. |
hypochlorhydria
[-klôrhid′rē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hypo + chloros, green, hydor, water
a deficiency of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions.
hypochlorhydria (hīˈ·pō·klōr·hīˑ·drē·
),n condition characterized by an abnormally low level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Also called
hypohydrochloria.
hypohydrochloria.
hypochlorhydria
deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice.
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