ACHLORHYDRIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("achlorhydria" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

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