achlorhydria

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noun

The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

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Meanings

nounachlorhydria (countable and uncountable, plural achlorhydrias)

plural achlorhydrias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Origin

From a- + chlorhydria.

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Translations

Italian acloridria
  • acloridriaabsence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
Portuguese acloridria
  • acloridriaabsence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
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APA

achlorhydria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achlorhydria

MLA

“achlorhydria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achlorhydria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achlorhydria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achlorhydria.

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