achylia gastrica

9.0

A condition where stomach juice is missing or very low

noun
/əˈkaɪliə ˈɡæstrɪkə/

Specialized

: acilia gástrica

The patient was diagnosed with achylia gastrica after tests showed a lack of gastric secretions.

Examples

Patients suffering from achylia gastrica often experience severe digestive issues.
Doctors monitor those with achylia gastrica for signs of malnutrition and related complications.
Achylia gastrica can lead to difficulties in digesting food due to insufficient stomach juices.
Is achylia gastrica a common condition among the elderly?
Achylia gastrica can lead to difficulties in digesting food due to insufficient stomach juices.
Doctors monitor those with achylia gastrica for signs of malnutrition and related complications.
The patient was diagnosed with achylia gastrica after tests showed a lack of gastric secretions.

Synonyms

achylia

vsachylia gastrica

Specialized

9.9

A condition where the stomach makes little or no acid to digest food

denotes total or partial lack of stomach juice rather than mere reduction

Surface Forms

achylia gastrica singular

achylia gastricas plural

Morphology

achylia + gastrica

The compound is fully compositional: 'achylia' denotes a condition of little or no gastric juice and 'gastrica' is the Latin-derived modifier relating to the stomach, so together they mean absence of gastric juice in the stomach. This follows regular medical word-formation and has clear cognates across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Achylia gastrica comes from old Greek and Latin parts: a- meaning 'without', chylia meaning 'juice', and gastrica meaning 'stomach'. So it literally says a 'stomach without juice', which is why it means the stomach has no or very little stomach juice.