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Medical Definition of Haliphagia
1. 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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1. 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)