A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the
stomach (in technical terms, so that the pH of the stomach contents fails to fall
below 4.0 under maximal stimulation). Hydrochloric acid helps digest food.
Achlorhydria can be due to many diverse causes including:
Pernicious anemia -- an autoimmune gastritis.
Other autoimmune conditions -- such as autoimmune thyroid disease.
Any cause of severe chronic gastritis -- H. pylori is the most common agent
that may lead to destruction of parietal cells (the cells that make the hydrochloric
acid) in the stomach, resulting in achlorhydria.
Mucolipidosis type IV -- an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease.
The word "achlorhydria" comes from the Greek "a-" (without) + "chlorhydric" (acid)
= without acid.
medical
dictionary, online medical dictionary, medical
terminology dictionary, free online medical
dictionary, medical dictionary, online medical
dictionary, medical terminology dictionary, free
online medical dictionary, dictionary medical,
dictionary medical online, dictionary medical
terminology, dictionary free medical online,
dictionary free medical, dictionary medical
terms, dictionary drug medical medicine,
dictionary health illustrated medical nursing
profession stedmans, dictionary English medical,
dictionary medical online terminology,
dictionary encyclopedia medical online,
condition dictionary medical, dictionary
medical, dictionary drug medical, medical
dictionary software, cyclopedic dictionary index
medical tabers thumb, medical dictionary, online
medical dictionary, medical terminology
dictionary
