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polyphagia
[ pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]
noun
- Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- Zoology. the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
polyphagia
/ ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə; pəˈlɪfəɡəs /
noun
- an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder
- an insatiable appetite
- the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food
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Derived Forms
- polyphagous, adjective
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Other Words From
- poly·phagi·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
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
A Greek prefix for much or many, ex: polyphagia, excessive eating.
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