Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An excessive or pathological desire to eat.
- noun Zoology The habit of feeding on many different kinds of food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, excessive desire of eating; voracity.
- noun In zoology, same as
polyphagy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
excessive appetite forfood - noun zoology The eating of many different types of food
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Examples
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About the middle of March, 1917, he suddenly developed polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia, and lost fourteen pounds in weight in a fortnight.
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Drake 12.148 reports a curious instance of polyphagia.
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Any patient treated with atypical antipsychotics should be monitored for symptoms of hyperglycemia including polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, and weakness.
qms commented on the word polyphagia
In Winter the health risks increase;
Your vigilance must never cease.
Among the contagia
Is dread polyphagia
That leaves you in April obese.
April 17, 2015