Friday, 21 August 2015

(suffix)(feeding and eating)phago

Saurophaganax   "Lizard-eating master", a genus of allosaurid dinosaur
presbyesophagus Abnormal esophageal motor function related to aging
pantophagist    One who eats just about anything
periesophageal  Of, relating to, occurr in, or being the tissues
surrounding the esophagus
phagocyte       Any cell capable of ingesting particulate matter
phagodynamometer        An apparatus for measuring the force exerted in chewing food
phagology       The study of eating
phagolysis      The destruction of phagocytes
phagomania      A compulsive desire to eat
phagophobia     An irrational fear of eating or swallowing
phagotherapy    The treatment of an illness with specific kinds of food
phagotroph      An organism that ingests nutrients by phagocytosis
phagozoite      An animal that feeds on dead or disintegrating tissue
megaaesophagus  Failure of the esophagogastric sphincter to relax when swallowing
logophag        One who eats their own words
lymphagogue     An agent that increase the formation and flow of lymph
larviphagic     Feeding on larvae
leukophagocytosis       The ingestion of leukocytes by phagocytes
lignophagic     Feeding on wood
hippophagism    The eating of horsemeat
glossophagine   Using the tongue while eating
cytophagocytosis        The ingestion of cells by phagocytes
autophagi       Birds that are able to run around and obtain their own food
as soon as they are hatched
aphagia          The inability or refusal to eat or swallow
aphagopraxia    The loss of the ability to swallow
aphagosis       Inability to eat

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