GASTRIC JUICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gastric juice mean? 

• GASTRIC JUICE (noun)
  The noun GASTRIC JUICE 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 JUICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GASTRIC JUICE (noun)

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 juice" is a kind of...):

digestive fluid; digestive juice (secretions that aid digestion)

Meronyms (substance of "gastric juice"):

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 

Substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus.

(Heartburn, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

These inhibitory effects cause a decrease in saliva, bronchial mucus, gastric juices, and sweat.

(Hyoscyamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ulcer that occurs in those portions of the alimentary tract which come into contact with gastric juice containing pepsin and acid.

(Peptic Ulcer, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)