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polyphagia

[ pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]

noun

  1. Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
  2. Zoology. the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.


polyphagia

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə; pəˈlɪfəɡəs /

noun

    1. an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder
    2. an insatiable appetite
  1. the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • polyphagous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • poly·phagi·an noun adjective
  • po·lyph·a·gist [p, uh, -, lif, -, uh, -jist], noun
  • po·lyph·a·gous [p, uh, -, lif, -, uh, -g, uh, s], pol·y·phag·ic [pol-ee-, faj, -ik, -, fey, -jik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyphagia1

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek polyphagía; poly-, -phagy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyphagia1

C17: New Latin, from Greek, from poluphagos eating much; see poly- , -phagy
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Example Sentences

Polyphagia may therefore be a result as well as a cause of dilatation of the stomach.

A Greek prefix for much or many, ex: polyphagia, excessive eating.

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