Ingestion of an excessive quantity of a salt or salts, especially of sodium chloride, calcium, magnesium, or potassium salts, or of sodium bicarbonate. ... Origin: G. Hals, salt, + phago, to eat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hal′i-fā′jē-ă Definitions: 1. Ingestion of an excessive quantity of a salt or salts, especially of sodium chloride, calcium, magnesium, or potassium salts, or of sodium bicarbonate.
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haliphagia The ingestion of an abnormally large amount of salts; especially, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and the salts of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
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