hyperphagia

[ hahy-per-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /
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noun Pathology, Psychiatry.

bulimia.

Origin of hyperphagia

First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + -phagia

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperphagia

hy·per·phag·ic [hahy-per-faj-ik, -fey-jik] /ˌhaɪ pərˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hyperphagia

hyperparasite, hyperparasitism, hyperparathyroidism, hyperpepsinia, hyperperistalsis, hyperphagia, hyperphalangism, hyperphenylalaninemia, hyperphonesis, hyperphoria, hyperphosphatasemia

Words related to hyperphagia

bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, polyphagia

British Dictionary definitions for hyperphagia

hyperphagia
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə) /

noun

psychol compulsive overeating over a prolonged period