Friday, 21 August 2015

PHAGIA

aphagia         inability to eat or swallow.
chthonophagia   eating dirt.
dysphagia       pathological difficulty in swallowing.
gamophagia      destruction of one gamete by another.
hyperphagia     eating too much.
kreatophagia    eating of raw meat.
pagophagia      eating trays of ice to help offset iron deficiency.
bibliophagist   one who devours books, literally or figuratively.
galactophagist  milk drinker.
meconophagist   consumer of opium or heroin.
onychophagist   nail-biter.

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