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Definitions for Polyphagia
[1] Pathology . excessive desire to eat.
[2] Zoology . the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
[3] an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder an insatiable appetite
[4] the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food
Words related to Polyphagia
bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, hyperphagia
Words nearby Polyphagia
polypary, polypectomy, polyped, polypeptide, polypetalous, polyphagia, polyphalangism, polypharmacy, polyphase, polyphasic, polyphemus
Origin of Polyphagia
1685–95; < New Latin < Greek polyphagía; see poly-, -phagy
Other words from Polyphagia
pol·y·pha·gi·an , noun, adjective
po·lyph·a·gist [puh -lif -uh -jist] /pəˈlɪf ə dʒɪst/ , noun
po·lyph·a·gous [puh -lif -uh -guh s] /pəˈlɪf ə gəs/ , pol·y·phag·ic [pol-ee-faj -ik, -fey -jik] /ˌpɒl iˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Polyphagia
C17: New Latin, from Greek, from poluphagos eating much; see poly- , -phagy
Synonyms for Polyphagia
binge-vomit syndrome, bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, hyperphagia