You are here: Home / Medical Terms / achlorhydria

achlorhydria

Definition / meaning of achlorhydria

A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach. Hydrochloric acid helps digest food.

Listed under:

Find More About 'achlorhydria'

Source(s):

The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

Leave a Comment

*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.