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geophagia

DEFINITIONS OF: geophagia

1

n eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior

Synonyms:
geophagy
Type of:
pica
an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
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