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GASTRIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gastric acid mean?
• GASTRIC ACID (noun)
The noun GASTRIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
Familiarity information: GASTRIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
gastric acid; gastric juice
Hypernyms ("gastric acid" is a kind of...):
digestive fluid; digestive juice (secretions that aid digestion)
Meronyms (substance of "gastric acid"):
lipase (an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream)
pepsin (an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones)
chymosin; rennin (an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate)
Context examples
It also causes smooth muscles to contract, gastric acid to be made, and the heart rate to increase.
(Histamine, NCI Dictionary)
The mucosa contains gastric glands that secret gastric acid.
(Glandular Stomach, NCI Thesaurus)
A tumor that causes overproduction of gastric acid.
(Gastrinoma, NCI Dictionary)
The gastrin epitope in this vaccine is chemically identical or similar to the endogenous gastrin-17 (G-17), a 17-amino acid peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid by the stomach.
(Gastrin Immunotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)
Some acids made by the body, such as gastric acid, can help organs work the way they should.
(Acid, NCI Dictionary)
These interactions play a role in signaling pathways that modulate vasodilation, neurotransmitter release, gastric acid secretion, neutrophil release and smooth muscle contraction and relaxation.
(Histamine Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug that inhibits gastric acid secretion.
(Omeprazole, NCI Dictionary)
This allele, which encodes histamine H2 receptor protein, plays a role in several processes, including gastric acid secretion stimulation, gastrointestinal motility and intestinal secretion.
(HRH2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gastric acid secretion, gastrointestinal motility, and intestinal secretion.
(HRH2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Of particular clinical relevance is the blockage of H2 receptors found on the parietal cells of the stomach, which prevents gastric acid secretion.
(Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)
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