Presence of an excessive amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. SYN: chlorhydria, hyperhydrochloria. [hyper- + chlorhydric (acid)]
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hy·per·chlor·hy·dria -.klōr-'hī-drē-ə, -.klȯr- n the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is esp. characteristic of various pathological states (as ulceration) compare ACHLORHYDRIA, HYPOCHLORHYDRIA
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n.
a greater than normal secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach, usually associated with a duodenal ulcer. Extremely high levels of acid secretion are found in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
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hy·per·chlor·hy·dria (hi″pər-klor-hiґdre-ə) excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach cells. Called also chlorhydria and hyperhydrochloria.Medical dictionary. 2011.