hypoacidity

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hypoacidity

[hi″po-ah-sid´ĭ-te]

decreased acidity.

hy·po·a·cid·i·ty

(hī'pō-a-sid'i-tē),

A lower than normal degree of acidity, as of the gastric juice.

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hypoacidity

(hī′pō-ə-sĭd′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. hypoacidi·ties

1. Chemistry Slight acidity.

2. Medicine A condition of less than normal acidity, especially in the stomach.

hy·po·a·cid·i·ty

(hī'pō-ǎ-sid'i-tē)

A subnormal degree of acidity as in gastric juice.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hy·po·a·cid·i·ty

(hī'pō-aˇ-sid'i-tē)

A lower than normal degree of acidity, as of the gastric juice.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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pylon-induced gastric hypoacidity, or achlorhydria, which may contribute to poor iron absorption, and an increase in iron demand because of bacterial competition for iron [7].

Iron Deficiency Anemia in Alaska Native Children - Hooper Bay, Alaska, 1999

examined 24-hour gastric pH-metry in patients with LC and found that these patients had significant hypoacidity during the entire circadian cycle compared to the control group of healthy subjects [19].

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