hypacidity

Japanese: hypacidity
hypacidity

...A healthy adult secretes 1 to 1.5 liters of gastric juice per day, even as a basal secretion.
[Gastric juice test]
Abnormalities in gastric juice secretion are seen in various diseases. In duodenal ulcers and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, it increases, resulting in hyperacidity, while in atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer, it decreases, resulting in hypoacidity. Gastric juice secretion is measured by gastric juice tests.

From [Gastritis]

…Factors that promote this include salty and hot foods, and bile reflux, but the exact cause is unknown. The number of cells that secrete hydrochloric acid and pepsin decreases, leading to hypochlorhydria, and if it progresses further, anacidity. As the atrophy of the gastric mucosa progresses, the mucosa is often replaced by cells similar to intestinal cells. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "hypacidity" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…基礎分泌だけでも健康な成人では1日に1~1.5lの胃液が分泌されている。
[胃液検査]
 胃液の分泌の異常はいろいろな病気でみられ,十二指腸潰瘍,ゾリンジャー=エリソン症候群では増加して過酸症hyperacidityとなり,萎縮性胃炎,胃癌では低下して低酸症hypacidityとなる。胃液の分泌は胃液検査で測定される。…

【胃炎】より

…これを促進する因子として,塩からい食物,熱い食物,胆汁の逆流などがあげられているが,ほんとうのことはわかっていない。塩酸やペプシンを分泌する細胞の数が減少して,低酸症hypacidity,さらに進めば無酸症anacidityとなる。胃粘膜の萎縮が進むと,粘膜が腸の細胞に似た細胞に置き換えられることが少なくない。…

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