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hydrochloric acid

 [hi″dro-klor´ik]
HCl, a normal constituent of gastric juice in humans and other animals. The absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach, called achlorhydria or gastric anacidity, may be found with chronic gastritis, gastric carcinoma, pernicious anemia, pellagra, and alcoholism.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

hy·dro·chlor·ic ac·id (HCl),

(hī'drō-klōr'ik as'id),
Acid of gastric juice. The commercial product is used as an escharotic; the gas and the concentrated solution are strong irritants.
Synonym(s): muriatic acid
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hydrochloric acid

Biochemistry The acid in gastric juice, which is linked to the pain of GERD, heartburn. See GERD.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

hy·dro·chlor·ic ac·id

(HCl) (hī'drō-klōr'ik as'id)
The acid of gastric juice. The gas and concentrated solution are strong irritants.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hydrochloric acid

A strong acid, produced by the lining of the stomach, that breaks down connective tissue and cell membranes in the food, so that it can more easily be acted on by digestive enzymes. Hydrochloric acid also kills most of the bacteria ingested with the food.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

hy·dro·chlor·ic ac·id

(HCl) (hī'drō-klōr'ik as'id)
Acid of gastric juice; commercial product used as an escharotic.
Synonym(s): muriatic acid.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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