gastric juice
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nounDefinition of GASTRIC JUICE
: a thin watery acid digestive fluid secreted by glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach
See First Known Use of GASTRIC JUICE
circa 1736
gastric juice
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GASTRIC JUICE
: a thin watery acid digestive fluid secreted by the glands in the mucous membrane of the stomach and containing 0.2 to 0.4 percent free hydrochloric acid and several enzymes (as pepsin)
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