hyperphagia

[ hahy-per-fey-jee-uh, -juh ]
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nounPathology, Psychiatry.

Origin of hyperphagia

1
First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + -phagia

Other words from hyperphagia

  • hy·per·phag·ic [hahy-per-faj-ik, -fey-jik], /ˌhaɪ pərˈfædʒ ɪk, -ˈfeɪ dʒɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperphagia

hyperphagia

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə) /


noun
  1. psychol compulsive overeating over a prolonged period

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