polyphagia

  • 51type 1 diabetes mellitus — (T1DM) one of the two major types of diabetes mellitus: an autoimmune disease that results in the destruction beta cells of the pancreas, leading to loss of the ability to secrete insulin. It is characterized by abrupt onset of symptoms,… …

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  • 52greed — Synonyms and related words: acedia, acquisitiveness, anger, autism, avarice, avariciousness, avaritia, avidity, avidness, careerism, covetousness, crapulence, crapulency, craving, cupidity, deadly sin, edacity, ego trip, egotism, envy, frenzy of… …

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  • 53intemperance — Synonyms and related words: Bacchus, Dionysus, abandon, abandonment, bacchanalianism, bibaciousness, bibacity, bibulosity, bibulousness, boundlessness, carpe diem, conspicuous consumption, crapulence, crapulency, crapulousness, debauchery,… …

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  • 54rapacity — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, claim, covetousness, crapulence, crapulency, cupidity, demand, edacity, exaction, frenzy of desire, fury of desire, gluttonousness, gluttony, grasping,… …

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  • 55voracity — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, crapulence, crapulency, cupidity, edacity, frenzy of desire, fury of desire, gluttonousness, gluttony, grasping, graspingness, greed,… …

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  • 56polifagia — /polifa dʒia/ s.f. [comp. di poli e fagia ; nel sign. 2, dal gr. polyphagía voracità ]. 1. (biol.) [condizione degli organismi polifagi] ▶◀ polifagismo. ◀▶ monofagia, monofagismo. 2. (med., non com.) [morbosa sensazione di fame] ▶◀ bulimia,… …

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  • 57Polyphagie — Po|ly|pha|gie die; , ...ien <aus gr. polyphagía »das Vielessen« zu polyphageĩn »viel essen«>: 1. krankhaft gesteigerter Appetit, Gefräßigkeit (Med.). 2. Ernährungsweise von Tieren, die verschiedenartige Tiere u. Pflanzen fressen (Biol.) …

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  • 58voracity — n 1. ravenousness, voraciousness, gluttony, edacity, edaciousness, open mouthedness, hog gishness, piggishness, swinishness, crapulousness; insatiability, insatiateness, omnivorousness, gulosity, Pathol. polyphagia. 2. desire, desriousness,… …

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  • 59hyperphagia — /haɪpəˈfeɪdʒiə/ (say huypuh fayjeeuh) noun Medicine → polyphagia (def. 1) …

  • 60polifagia — {{#}}{{LM P30900}}{{〓}} {{[}}polifagia{{]}} ‹po·li·fa·gia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Deseo excesivo de comer que se presenta en algunas enfermedades. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del griego polyphagía (voracidad) …

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