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British Dictionary definitions for achlorhydria

achlorhydria

noun
  1. the absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
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Word Origin

C20: New Latin; see a- 1, chloro-, hydro-
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achlorhydria in Medicine

achlorhydria

(ā′klôr-hī′drē-ə)
n.
  1. Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice.
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