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Definition of Hyperphagia
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hyperphagia
1. Ingestion of a greater than optimal quantity of food. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperphagia
Literary usage of Hyperphagia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Phenotypic expression of obesity and hyperphagia in the obese (ob/ob) mouse is
profoundly influenced by the pituitary-adrenal axis. ..."
2. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"In general, when compared to normal siblings, the metabolic and morphological
aspects of the syndrome include moderate hyperphagia, hypertrophy of ..."
3. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"This hyperphagia and weight gain fre- condition is associated with a variety
quently observed in these patients. It of behavioral abnormalities, ..."
4. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"(from ch. 10) Reeves, AG & Plum, F. (1969). hyperphagia, rage, and dementia
accompanying a ventromedial hypothalmic neoplasm. ..."
5. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"CRF decreases hyperphagia (40) and is pyrogenic and an inflammatory mediator (41).
Nutrient stress such as fasting, starvation, or insulin-induced ..."
6. Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families by Vickie Kropenske, Judy Howard (1995)
"... and increased need to suck (hyperphagia). The following are some suggestions
that professionals may find useful in helping parents or other caregivers ..."
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