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Definition of Achlorhydria
1. Noun. An abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach.
Definition of Achlorhydria
1. Noun. (medicine) The production of an abnormally small amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach ¹
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Definition of Achlorhydria
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Medical Definition of Achlorhydria
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Achlorhydria
Literary usage of Achlorhydria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pathological physiology of internal diseases by Albion Walter Hewlett (1916)
"of treatment cause a return of the normal gastric secretion in patients who have
once shown achlorhydria on several examinations. Causes of achlorhydria Of ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"The extra strain thrown upon the intestines by gastric achlorhydria may, ...
Patients with achlorhydria not infrequently complain of constipation, ..."
3. Diseases of the stomach, intestines, and pancreas by Robert Coleman Kemp (1917)
"If there is atonic dilatation of the stomach, lavage and the treatment for this
condition must be carried out and Rose's belt applied. achlorhydria ..."
4. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1921)
"Typical Ulcer Syndrome Despite Consistent achlorhydria. Factors Which May Give
Rise to a Constant Absence of Hydrochloric Acid in the Presence of Chronic ..."
5. Chemical and microscopical diagnosis: By Francis Carter Wood by Francis Carter Wood (1905)
"achlorhydria or Absence of Hydrochloric Acid.—This is a most frequent symptom of
an advanced chronic gastritis. It is seen also in connection with neuroses ..."
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