geophagia, geophagism, geophagy

geophagia, geophagism, geophagy
The practice of eating dirt or clay. SYN: dirt-eating. [geo- + G. phago, to eat]

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  • geophagy — geophagist, n. geophagous /jee of euh geuhs/, adj. /jee of euh jee/, n. the practice of eating earthy matter, esp. clay or chalk, as in famine stricken areas. Also, geophagia /jee euh fay jeuh, jee euh/, geophagism /jee of euh jiz euhm/. [1840… …   Universalium

  • geophagism — ge·oph·a·gism jē äf ə .jiz əm n GEOPHAGY * * * ge·oph·a·gism (je ofґə jiz əm) geophagia …   Medical dictionary

  • geophagous —   a. eating earth.    ♦ geophagia,    ♦ geophagism,    ♦ geophagy, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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