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polyphagia

/pol-ee-fey-jee-uh, -juh/US // ˌpɒl iˈfeɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə //UK // (ˌpɒlɪˈfeɪdʒə) //

多食症,多食,多食者,多食性

Related Words

bingeing暴饮暴食,狂欢,狂欢节,暴食bulimarexia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食症,暴饮暴食bulimia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食,暴饮暴食症hyperphagia多食症,食欲亢进,食欲亢进症,食欲旺盛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
    • : Zoology. the habit of subsisting on many different kinds of food.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbinge-purge syndrome
Synonyms
binge-vomit syndrome狂吐综合症,狂吐综合征bingeing暴饮暴食,狂欢,狂欢节,暴食bulimarexia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食症,暴饮暴食bulimia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食,暴饮暴食症bulimia nervosa神经性贪食症,神经性暴食症,贪食症,暴食症hyperphagia多食症,食欲亢进,食欲亢进症,食欲旺盛

Examples

  • 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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