pagophagia
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pagophagia
[pag″o-fa´jah]the habit of eating large amounts of ice, a form of pica sometimes linked to iron deficiency.
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pa·go·pha·gi·a
(pā'gō-fā'jē-ă),Compulsive and repeated ingestion of ice; sometimes associated with iron-deficiency anemia.
[G. pagos, frost, + phagō, to eat]
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pagophagia
(păg′ə-fā′jə)n.
A craving to eat ice, often associated with anemia resulting from iron deficiency.
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pa·go·pha·gi·a
(pāg'ō-fā'jē-ă)The compulsive eating of ice, often a symptom of iron deficiency.
[G. pagos, frost, + phagō, to eat]
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Pagophagia
The compulsive eating of ice.
Mentioned in: Pica
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