SINCE 1828
hyperchlorhydria
noun
hy·per·chlor·hy·dria
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Medical Definition of hyperchlorhydria
: the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is especially characteristic of various pathological states (as ulceration) — compare achlorhydria, hypochlorhydria
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