Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking hydrochloric acid: Describes a medical condition characterized by the absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric secretions of the stomach.

Usage

• The term "achlorhydric" is a technical adjective used primarily in medical and physiological contexts. It describes a specific state of gastric function. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "is" or "was").

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with achlorhydric gastritis.
  • Pernicious anemia is often associated with an achlorhydric state.
  • A test confirmed the stomach was completely achlorhydric.

Advanced Usage

• "Achlorhydric anemia": A type of anemia linked to the absence of stomach acid, which affects vitamin B12 absorption.
• "Achlorhydric hypochlorhydria": While "hypochlorhydria" means low acid, "achlorhydric" specifies a total absence, making this a precise clinical description.

Variants and Related Words

• Achlorhydria (n): The noun form denoting the condition itself.
  • The doctor noted the presence of achlorhydria.
• Hypochlorhydric (adj): Describing a deficiency, but not a complete absence, of hydrochloric acid.

Synonyms

• Gastric anacidity: A synonymous medical term.
• Non-acid secreting: A more descriptive phrase.

Antonyms

• Hyperchlorhydric: Having an excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid.
• Normochlorhydric: Having a normal secretion of hydrochloric acid.

Adjective

1. lacking hydrochloric acid