Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Prueba de estimulación de ácido estomacal
Stomach acid stimulation test (STUH-mik A-sid STIM-yoo-LAY-shun …)
A test used to measure the amount of gastric acid made by the stomach. The patient receives an injection of the hormone gastrin or insulin. A tube is put through the nose or throat into the stomach and samples are taken from the stomach and sent to a laboratory for testing. Also called gastric acid secretion test and stomach acid test.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.