achlorhydria

(ā′klôr hī′drē ə)

noun

a stomach disorder in which the stomach fails to secrete hydrochloric acid

Origin: ModL: see a- & chlor- & hydro- & -ia

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See achlorhydria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions of the stomach.

Origin:

Origin: a-¹

Origin: + chlor(o)-

Origin: + hydr(o)-

Origin: + -ia¹

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