Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The presence in the gastric juice of an amount of hydrochloric acid less than normal.
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- noun pathology The presence of an
insufficient amount ofhydrochloric acid in thestomach
Etymologies
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From hypo- + chlorhydria
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Examples
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Lack of stomach acids (a condition called called hypochlorhydria) gets in the way of B12 absorption since most B12 in food is attached to proteins in the food, and stomach acids are necessary to release the B12 from these proteins.
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