hyperphagia

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

noun Pathology, Psychiatry.

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

British Dictionary definitions for hyperphagic

hyperphagia
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə) /

noun

psychol compulsive overeating over a prolonged period