geophagism

ge·o·pha·gi·a

, geophagism , geophagy (jē'ŏ-fā'jē-ă, jē-of'ă-jizm, -of'ă-jē)

The practice of eating dirt or clay.
Synonym(s): dirt-eating.

[geo- + G. phagō, to eat]

geophagia

, geophagism, geophagy (je-o-fa'je-a) (-of'a-jizm) (-of'a-je) [? + phagein, to eat]

A condition in which the patient eats inedible substances such as chalk, clay, or earth.

See: pica

ge·o·pha·gi·a

, geophagism , geophagy (jē'ŏ-fā'jē-ă, jē-of'ă-jizm, -of'ă-jē)

Eating dirt or clay.

[geo- + G. phagō, to eat]