abnormally low acidity, as of the contents of the stomach
hypoacidity in American English
(ˌhaipouəˈsɪdɪti)
noun
Pathology
acidity in a lesser degree than is usual or normal, as of the gastric juice
Derived forms
hypoacid (ˌhaipouˈæsɪd)
adjective
Word origin
[1895–1900; hypo- + acidity]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutback, flamenco, freewheel, hit-and-run, neonhypo- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “under” (hypostasis). On this model, hypo- isused, especially as opposed to hyper-, in the formation of compound words (hypothyroid). Other words that use the affix hypo- include: hypochondria, hypodermis, hypopituitarism, hypostasis, hypothetical
Examples of 'hypoacidity' in a sentence
hypoacidity
The initial infection seems to require a temporal gastric hypoacidity.
Helge L. Waldum, Per M. Kleveland, Øystein F. Sørdal 2016, 'and gastric acid: an intimate and reciprocal relationship', Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16663395. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)