ACHLORHYDRIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does achlorhydria mean? 

• ACHLORHYDRIA (noun)
  The noun ACHLORHYDRIA has 1 sense:

1. an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach

  Familiarity information: ACHLORHYDRIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHLORHYDRIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("achlorhydria" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

 Context examples 

It is associated with watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria.

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