HYPERPHAGIA


Meaning of HYPERPHAGIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfā-j(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1941

: abnormally increased appetite for consumption of food frequently associated with injury to the hypothalamus

• hy·per·phag·ic -ˈfa-jik adjective

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