achlorhydria

noun

achlor·​hy·​dria ˌā-ˌklȯr-ˈhī-drē-ə 

: absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice

achlorhydric

ˌā-ˌklȯr-ˈhī-drik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French achlorhydrie, from a- a- entry 2 + (acide) chlorhydr(ique) "hydrochloric acid" (from chlore "chlorine"—borrowed from Greek chlōrós "greenish-yellow"— + hydr- hydr- + -ique -ic entry 1) + -ie -ia entry 1 — more at yellow entry 1

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

achlorhydria

noun

achlor·​hy·​dria ˌā-ˌklōr-ˈhī-drē-ə, -ˌklȯr- 

: absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice compare hyperchlorhydria, hypochlorhydria

achlorhydric

-ˈhī-drik 

adjective