HYPERACIDITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperacidity mean? 

• HYPERACIDITY (noun)
  The noun HYPERACIDITY has 1 sense:

1. excessive acidity

  Familiarity information: HYPERACIDITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERACIDITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive acidity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("hyperacidity" is a kind of...):

acidity (pH values below 7)

 Context examples 

Aluminum and magnesium antiacids may be used to treat symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis, hiatal hernia and gastric hyperacidity.

(Aluminum Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium carbonate is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis, as an antacid in gastric hyperacidity for temporary relief of indigestion and heartburn, and as a calcium supplement for preventing and treating osteoporosis.

(Calcium carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)

Natural or synthetic Anti-ulcer Agents relieve and reduce the symptoms of ulcers in the stomach and upper small intestine, systemically and locally, by reducing gastric secretion (proton pump inhibitors), neutralizing hyperacidity (alkalinizing agents), or improving healing and protecting the mucosa (sucralfate).

(Anti-ulcer Agent, NCI Thesaurus)