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hypochlorhydria

Presence of an abnormally small amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. SYN: hypohydrochloria.

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hy·po·chlor·hy·dria -klōr-'hī-drē-ə, -klȯr- n deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice compare ACHLORHYDRIA, HYPERCHLORHYDRIA

hy·po·chlor·hy·dric -'hī-drik adj

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n.

reduced secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach. See achlorhydria.

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hy·po·chlor·hy·dria (hi″po-klor-hiґdre-ə) [hypo- + chloro- + hydr- + -ia] deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice. Cf. achlorhydria.

Medical dictionary. 2011.