achlorhydria
(ā″klor-hī′drē-ă)
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[a- + chlor- + hydr- + -ia]
Absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach. It may be associated with gastric carcinoma, gastric ulcer, pernicious anemia, adrenal insufficiency, or chronic gastritis.
SEE: achylia
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Achlorhydria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/763508/0/achlorhydria.
Achlorhydria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/763508/0/achlorhydria. Accessed December 30, 2024.
Achlorhydria. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/763508/0/achlorhydria
Achlorhydria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/763508/0/achlorhydria.
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