Body Substance
gastric acid Audio
gas·tric ac·id [ gas-trik as-id ]
Subclass of:
Gastric Juice (substance)
Definitions related to gastric acid:
  • Acid that is released into the stomach from glands in the stomach wall. It helps digest food. Gastric acid is made of hydrochloric acid.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hydrochloric acid present in GASTRIC JUICE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Hydrochloric acid present in the gastric juice.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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