hyperchlorhydria

[ hahy-per-klawr-hahy-dree-uh, -klohr- ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər klɔrˈhaɪ dri ə, -kloʊr- /

noun Pathology.

excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Origin of hyperchlorhydria

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + chlor-2 + hydr-2 + -ia

Words nearby hyperchlorhydria

hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis, hypercementosis, hypercharge, hyperchloremia, hyperchlorhydria, hypercholesterolaemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypercholia, hyperchromatism, hyperchromic

Medical definitions for hyperchlorhydria

hyperchlorhydria
[ hī′pər-klôr-hī′drē-ə ]

n.

The presence of an abnormal amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. chlorhydria