| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌklōrˈhīdrēə noun
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Etymology: New Latin, from hyper- + -chlorhydria hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice (from chlor- + hydr- + -ia)
: the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is especially characteristic of various pathologic states (as ulceration) — compare achlorhydria , hypochlorhydria