hypersecretion
hypersecretion (hy-per-si-kree-shŏn) n. excessive secretion, as of hydrochloric acid by the stomach (see hyperchlorhydria).
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Achlorhydria , hypochlorhydria Partial deficiency of hydrochloric acid secretion in the gastric juice. See also achlorhydria; anaemia, pernicious.
achlorhydria Defi… Pepsin , pepsin Digestive enzyme secreted by glands of the stomach wall as part of the gastric juice. In the presence of hydrochloric acid it catalyzes the sp… Gastric Juice , gastric juice Fluid comprising a mixture of substances, including pepsin and hydrochloric acid, secreted by glands of the stomach. Its principal func… Pepsinogen , pepsinogen The inactive precursor of the enzyme pepsin. Pepsinogen is secreted by the lining of the vertebrate stomach into the lumen, where it is co… Gastric Acid , acid, gastric The acid in the gastric secretion is hydrochloric acid; see also achlorhydria; gastric acidity.
gastric acid See gastric secretion. Anatomy and Physiology , GABA n. see gamma-aminobutyric acid.
GABA See gamma-aminobutyric acid.
GABA (ˈgæbə) Biochem. gammaaminobutyric acid (a neurotransmitter)
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