gastric juice

noun

1. the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.

gastric juice

noun

1. a digestive fluid secreted by the stomach, containing hydrochloric acid, pepsin, rennin, etc

gastric juice

1. A fluid secreted by glands lining the inside of the stomach. It contains hydrochloric acid and enzymes, such as pepsin, that aid in digestion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastric juice¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

At the evening meal the appetite is again whetted: and a good appetite always means good gastric juice to digest the369 meal.

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These form the mouths of the gastric glands, which pour into the stomach a secretion known as the gastric juice.

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Gastric juice is slightly acid in its chemical reaction, containing about .2 per cent free hydrochloric acid.

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So that the most healthy bread is that which is sufficiently light and porous to allow the gastric juice to penetrate it easily.

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This acid produces real stimulation in the stomach, resulting in a flow of gastric juice from the glands of the stomach walls.

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