aerophagia

[ air-uh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. swallowing of air, sometimes due to nervousness or anxiety.

Origin of aerophagia

1
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

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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.

British Dictionary definitions for aerophagia

aerophagia

aerophagy (ɛəˈrɒfədzɪ)

/ (ˌɛərəˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə) /


noun
  1. spasmodic swallowing of air, a habit that can lead to belching and stomach pain

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