Definition of Geophagia

1. Noun. Eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior.

Exact synonyms: Geophagy
Generic synonyms: Pica

Definition of Geophagia

1. Noun. Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Geophagia

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Geophagia

1. Geophagismgeophagy The practice of eating dirt or clay. Synonym: dirt-eating, earth-eating. Origin: Geo-+ G. Phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geophagia

geomorphologist
geomorphologists
geomorphology
geomyoid
geon
geoneutrino
geoneutrinos
geons
geonym
geopark
geoparticle
geopathic
geopathology
geophage
geophages
geophagia (current term)
geophagias
geophagies
geophagism
geophagist
geophagists
geophagous
geophagy
geophila
geophilia
geophilic
geophilosopher
geophilosophers
geophilosophical
geophilosophically

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