gastric juice

English

Noun

gastric juice (plural gastric juices)

(biology) A secretion of the gastric glands that includes hydrochloric acid, pepsinogen and mucus.

Synonyms

gastric acid

Translations

secretion of the stomach — see gastric acid

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