polyphagia
[ pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /
noun
Pathology.
excessive desire to eat.
Zoology.
the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.
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/, adjectiveWords nearby polyphagia
polypary,
polypectomy,
polyped,
polypeptide,
polypetalous,
polyphagia,
polyphalangism,
polypharmacy,
polyphase,
polyphasic,
polyphemus
Example sentences from the Web for polyphagia
A Greek prefix for much or many, ex: polyphagia, excessive eating.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian SternPolyphagia may therefore be a result as well as a cause of dilatation of the stomach.
British Dictionary definitions for polyphagia
polyphagia
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə) /
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
Derived forms of polyphagia
polyphagous (pəˈlɪfəɡəs), adjectiveWord Origin for polyphagia
C17: New Latin, from Greek, from
poluphagos eating much; see
poly-,
-phagy
Medical definitions for polyphagia
polyphagia
[ pŏl′ē-fā′jə ]
n.
Excessive eating; gluttony.