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单词 polyphagia
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Definition of polyphagia in English:

polyphagia

noun pɒlɪˈfeɪdʒɪə
mass nounZoology Medicine

  • Excessive eating or appetite, especially as a symptom of disease.

    the patient manifests symptoms of polyphagia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The polyphagia is not well understood, but the failure of carbohydrate metabolism may lead to excessive desire to replenish energy sources.
    • Polyphagia may be psychological, physiological or pathological in origin.
    • It leads to such symptoms as polyphagia, a red tongue with a yellow coat, and a slippery, forceful, rapid pulse.
    • These herbs suppress appetite to relieve polyphagia.
    • In children, polyphagia commonly results from type 1 diabetes.
    Synonyms
    greed, greediness, overeating, overconsumption, binge eating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, gluttonousness, voraciousness, voracity, wolfishness, insatiability

Origin

Late 17th century: late Latin, from poly- + Greek phagia 'eating' (from phagein 'eat').
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