Body Substance
gastric juice Audio
gas·tric juice
Subclass of:
Bodily secretions
Definitions related to gastric juice (substance):
  • (gastric juice) Liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (gastric acid), pepsinogens, intrinsic factor, gastrin, mucus, and the bicarbonates.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (gastric juice) The liquid secretion of the stomach mucosa consisting of hydrochloric acid (GASTRIC ACID); PEPSINOGENS; INTRINSIC FACTOR; GASTRIN; MUCUS; and the bicarbonate ion (BICARBONATES). (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p651)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (gastric secretion) The digestive secretions of the gastric glands in the stomach, consisting mainly of pepsin, hydrochloric acid, rennin, and mucin.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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