hyperchlorhydria
hyperchlorhydria Excess secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach due to secretion of a greater volume of gastric juice rather than to a higher concentration.
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Gastric Juice , gastric juice Fluid comprising a mixture of substances, including pepsin and hydrochloric acid, secreted by glands of the stomach. Its principal func… Secretin , secretin A hormone produced by the anterior part of the small intestine (the duodenum and jejunum) in response to the presence of hydrochloric acid f… Gastrin , gastrin is a hormone produced in the stomach which stimulates gastric acid secretion after a meal. It was discovered in 1905 by John Sydney Edkins (1… Gastric Acid , acid, gastric The acid in the gastric secretion is hydrochloric acid; see also achlorhydria; gastric acidity.
gastric acid See gastric secretion. 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… Achlorhydria , hypochlorhydria Partial deficiency of hydrochloric acid secretion in the gastric juice. See also achlorhydria; anaemia, pernicious.
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