aerophagia
/air-uh-fey-juh, -jee-uh/US // ˌɛər əˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə //UK // (ˌɛərəˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə) //
食气症,食气病,食气性疾病,食气
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Psychiatry.
- : swallowing of air, sometimes due to nervousness or anxiety.
Examples
Aerophagia is by no means, therefore, a simple involuntary movement, but a combination of systematised muscular actions.
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