Amylophagia is a condition involving the compulsive consumption of excessive amounts of purified starch. It is a form of pica and is often observed in pregnant women. Amylophagia is distinct from a traditional diet containing a great deal of starchy staples such as potatoes, rice etc. In this condition patients feel a compulsion to consume refined...
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A morbid craving for starch. ... Synonym: starch-eating. ... Origin: amylo-+ G. Phago, to eat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(am″ә-lo-fa´jә) the habit of eating starch, such as laundry starch, a form of pica.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: am′i-lō-fā′jē-ă Definitions: 1. A morbid craving for starch. Synonyms: starch-eating
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amylophagous, amylophagia A morbid craving to eat starch. A form of allotriophagia or 'pica'. Related 'eat, eating' word units: brycho-; esculent-; esophago-; glutto-; vor-.
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