Medical Dictionary
hyperchlorhydria
noun hy·per·chlor·hy·dria \-ˌklōr-ˈhī-drē-ə, -ˌklȯr-\
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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