Achlorhydria

Introduction: Achlorhydria

Description of Achlorhydria

Achlorhydria (medical condition): A deficiency of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach. The resulting high pH prevents normal food digestion. The abnormality may be caused by such things as pernicious anemia, autoimmune thyroid disease and chronic gastritis.

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Achlorhydria:
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Achlorhydria: Condition where there is no hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice.

Achlorhydria: Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice. [G. a- priv. + chlorhydric (acid)]
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Achlorhydria: lack of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice despite stimulation of gastric secretion.
Source: Diseases Database

Achlorhydria: lack of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice despite stimulation of gastric secretion.
Source: CRISP

Achlorhydria: A lack of HYDROCHLORIC ACID in GASTRIC JUICE despite stimulation of gastric secretion.
Source: MeSH 2007

Achlorhydria as a Disease

Achlorhydria (medical condition): See Achlorhydria (disease information).
  »Introduction: Achlorhydria
  »Symptoms of Achlorhydria

More information on medical condition: Achlorhydria:

• Information about Achlorhydria
• Basic Summary for Achlorhydria
• Symptoms of Achlorhydria
• Complications of Achlorhydria

Terms associated with Achlorhydria:

Terms Similar to Achlorhydria:

• Gastric acidity reduced
• Hypochlorhydria

Source: Diseases Database

• Achylia Gastrica
• Hypochlorhydria

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Gastric Juice

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Achlorhydria

• Stomach Diseases
• Acid-Base Imbalance

Source - MeSH 2007

• stomach disorder

Source - CRISP

The term Achlorhydria can be used for:

• achylia gastrica
• atrophic gastritis
• gastric anacidity
• gastric mucosal atrophy
• stomach atrophy

Source: CRISP

The description of Achlorhydria may also be used for the following terms:

• autoimmune gastrointestinal and liver disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Achlorhydria

The following list attempts to classify Achlorhydria into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • Stomach Diseases
      • Achlorhydria

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Metabolic Diseases
    • Acid-Base Imbalance
      • Achlorhydria

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Disorders of function of stomach
• DISEASES OF ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
• DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Achlorhydria

• eMedicine - Achlorhydria : Article by Klaus Radebold, MD, PhD

Source: Diseases Database

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