Hyperphagia

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Name of Symptom/Sign:
Polyphagia

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In biology, "polyphagia" is a type of phagy, referring to an animal that feeds on many kinds of food.

In medicine,hyperphagia (sometimes known as polyphagia ) is a medical sign meaning excessive hunger and an abnormally large (poly-) intake of solids by mouth.

[edit] See also

• Appetite
• Bulimia
• Eating disorder
• Hunger
• Kleine Levin syndrome
• Obesity
• Polydipsia
• Prada-Willi Syndrome
• Somatoform disorders

[edit] External links

• Diseases and conditions associated with Polyphagia

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