xenorexia

xenorexia

(zen?o-rek'se-a, -rek'sha) [ xeno- + Gr. orexis, appetite + -ia]

An abnormality of appetite marked by persistent swallowing of foreign objects. See: pica

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xenorexia

See PICA.

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