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geophagia
[je″o-fa´jah]the habit of eating clay or earth, a form of pica.
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geophagy
(jē-ŏf′ə-jē)n.
The eating of earthy substances, such as clay or chalk, practiced among various peoples as a custom or for dietary or subsistence reasons.
ge·oph′a·gism n.
ge·oph′a·gist n.
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geophagy
Clay-eating The consumption of dirt–eg, mud or clay, a former practice in many cultures, regionally extant in the southern USMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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.
Synonym(s): dirt-eating.
[geo- + G. phagō, to eat]
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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]
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