Look up: aerophagia

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   aerophagia
   [n] - swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)
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   Aerophagia
   Aerophagia: Swallowing too much air, a common cause of gas in the stomach and belching. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating or drinking. However, rapid eating or drinking, chewing gum, smoking, or ill-fitting dentures may cause a significant increase in swallowed air. The word "phage" in Greek means "to eat." Aero ...
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   aerophagia
   The word phage in Greek means to eat. Aerophagia is literally to eat air. Aerophagia is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating or drinking. However, rapid eating or drinking, chewing gum, smoking, or ill-fitting dentures may cause a significant increase in swallowed air. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   aerophagia
   noun swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence)
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   Aerophagia
   `Aerophagia` (var. `aerophagy`) is a condition that occurs when a person swallows too much air, which goes to the stomach. It causes gas bloating of the abdomen and frequent belching. It may cause pain, too, which sometimes is difficult to diagnose. Aerophagia can occur without any act of swallowing. Aerophagia is associated with chewing gum, smoking, drinking carbonated drinks, eating fast and wearing loose dentures. A Ukrainian study showed th...
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   aerophagia
   (ār″o-fa´jә) excessive swallowing of air, usually an unconscious process associated with anxiety, resulting in abdominal distention or belching; these are often interpreted by the patient as signs of a physical disorder.
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   aerophagia
   aerophagia, aerophagy 1. Excessive swallowing of air, usually an unconscious process associated with anxiety, resulting in abdominal distention or belching, often interpreted by the patient as signs of a physical disorder. 2. Abnormal spasmodic swallowing of air; especially, as a symptom of hysteria. 3. The abnormal spasmodic swallowing of air, a common cause of flatu...
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   aerophagia
   An abnormal swallowing of air as seen in crib-biting and wind-sucking. Syn: pneumophagia [aero- + G. phag, to eat]
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