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polyphagia

[ pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]

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noun

polyphagia

/ ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə; pəˈlɪfəɡəs /

1. an abnormal desire to consume excessive amounts of food, esp as the result of a neurological disorder
2. an insatiable appetite
the habit of certain animals, esp certain insects, of feeding on many different types of food

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poly·phagi·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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1685–95; < New Latin < Greek polyphagía; poly-, -phagy

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C17: New Latin, from Greek, from poluphagos eating much; see poly- , -phagy

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Polyphagia may therefore be a result as well as a cause of dilatation of the stomach.

A Greek prefix for much or many, ex: polyphagia, excessive eating.

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