achlorhydria

a·chlor·hy·dri·a

A0054700 (ā′klôr-hī′drē-ə)n. Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions of the stomach.

[a- + chlor(o)- + hydr(o)- + -ia.]

a·chlor·hy′dric (-drĭk) adj.

achlorhydria

(ˌeɪklɔːˈhaɪdrɪə) n (Medicine) the absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice[C20: New Latin; see a-¹, chloro-, hydro-]

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Noun

achlorhydria - an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomachdisorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

Translations

acloridria

achlorhydria

[a″klor-hi´dre-ah] absence of hydrochloric acid from gastric juice; associated with pernicious anemia, stomach cancer, and pellagra. adj., adj achlorhy´dric.

a·chlor·hy·dri·a

(ā-klōr-hī'drē-ă), Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. [G. a- priv. + chlorhydric (acid)]

achlorhydria

(ā′klôr-hī′drē-ə)n. Absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions of the stomach.

a·chlor·hy′dric (-drĭk) adj.

achlorhydria

A condition characterised by an absence of HCl in gastric juice; formally,
(1) a peak acid output in response to a maximally effective stimulus that results in an intragastric pH of > 5.09 in men and > 6.81 in women; or
(2) a maximal acid output of < 6.9 m/mole/h in men and < 5.0 m/mole/h in women; or
(3) a ratio of serum pepsinogen I/pepsinogen II of < 2.9.

Associations
Gastric cancer, hip fracture, bacterial overgrowth.
Aetiology
Antiparietal cell antibodies, chronic Helicobacter pylori infection, protein-pump inhibitor therapy.

achlorhydria

Absence of HCl in gastric juice

a·chlor·hy·dri·a

(ā-klōr-hī'drē-ă) Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. [G. a- priv. + chlorhydric (acid)]

achlorhydria

Absence of the normal hydrochloric acid in the stomach as a result of wasting (atrophy) of the acid-secreting cells in the lining. Achlorhydria is commonly found in PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA when autoimmune damage to the stomach lining is associated with loss of secretion of an intrinsic factor in the stomach that leads to failure of vitamin B12 absorption.

Achlorhydria

An abnormal condition in which hydrochloric acid is absent from the secretions of the gastric glands in the stomach.Mentioned in: Gastric Acid Determination

a·chlor·hy·dri·a

(ā-klōr-hī'drē-ă) Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. [G. a- priv. + chlorhydric (acid)]

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noun an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice

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