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aerophagia

[ air-uh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ ˌɛər əˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /
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noun Psychiatry.
swallowing of air, sometimes due to nervousness or anxiety.
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Origin of aerophagia

First recorded in 1900–05; aero- + -phagia

OTHER WORDS FROM aerophagia

aer·oph·a·gist [ai-rof-uh-jist], /ɛəˈrɒf ə dʒɪst/, noun

Words nearby aerophagia

aeroneurosis, aeronomy, aero-optics, aeropause, Aërope, aerophagia, aerophilately, aerophobia, aerophone, aerophore, aerophoto
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How to use aerophagia in a sentence

  • Aerophagia is by no means, therefore, a simple involuntary movement, but a combination of systematised muscular actions.

    Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for aerophagia

aerophagia

aerophagy (ɛəˈrɒfədzɪ)

/ (ˌɛərəˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə) /
noun
spasmodic swallowing of air, a habit that can lead to belching and stomach pain
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