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单词 geophagia
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geophagian.

Brit. /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈfeɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/, /dʒɪəˈfeɪdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, -phagia comb. form.
Etymology: < geo- comb. form + -phagia comb. form, probably after scientific Latin geophagia (1826 or earlier).
= geophagy n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered nutrition > [noun] > depraved appetite
pica1563
green sickness1596
malacia1656
pique1678
dirt-eating1817
geophagy1821
earth hunger1857
geophagia1863
coprophagy1891
parorexia1897
coprophagia1906
trichophagia1909
trichophagy1963
1863 Trans. Epidemiol. Soc. 1859–62 1 380 Geophagia or Dirt-eating.
1915 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 30 12 Geophagia... The following substances are eaten by patients..suffering from uncinariasis: Clay..; earth; sand; rags; paper; uncooked rice [etc.]
1973 Lancet 5 May 993/2 Secondary malnutrition due to..geophagia, helminthiasis, and loss of protein due to absorption defects and liver dysfunction further adds to protein depletion.
2006 New Scientist 27 May 54/1 In one investigation into geophagia, pregnant women reported that the rich smell of the soil drove them to eat it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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