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.

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.

hy·po·a·cid·i·ty

(hī'pō-aˇ-sid'i-tē)
A lower than normal degree of acidity, as of the gastric juice.
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