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satiety

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satiety
[sətī′ətē]
a state of being satisfied, as in the feeling of being full after eating.

satiety
being in a state of satiation; in experimental animals used with reference to eating and drinking.

satiety center
located in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. Lesions may cause hyperphagia with obesity or anorexia with cachexia. See also adiposogenital dystrophy.


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