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hy·per·chlor·hy·dria

n :  the presence of a greater than typical proportion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice that occurs in many normal individuals but is esp. characteristic of various pathological states (as ulceration) - compare ACHLORHYDRIA HYPOCHLORHYDRIA  .
 
   

 
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