Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

The Best Internet Slang

hyperchlorhydria

[hahy-per-klawr-hahy-dree-uh, -klohr-] /ˌhaɪ pər klɔrˈhaɪ dri ə, -kloʊr-/
noun, Pathology.
1.
excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Origin of hyperchlorhydria
1890-1895
First recorded in 1890-95; hyper- + chlor-2 + hydr-2 + -ia
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
Cite This Source
hyperchlorhydria in Medicine

hyperchlorhydria hy·per·chlor·hy·dri·a (hī'pər-klôr-hī'drē-ə)
n.
The presence of an abnormal amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Also called chlorhydria.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Difficulty index for hyperchlorhydria

Few English speakers likely know this word

Word Value for hyperchlorhydria

0
0
Scrabble Words With Friends

Nearby words for hyperchlorhydria

The Weirdest Jobs That Actually Exist