allotriophagy
noun
al·lot·ri·oph·a·gy
əˌlä‧trēˈäfəjē
variants or less commonly allotriophagia
-ə¦fāj(ē)ə
plural allotriophagies also allotriophagias
medicine
: pica
Word History
Etymology
allotriophagy from German allotriophagie, from Greek allotrio- + German -phagie -phagy; allotriophagia, New Latin, from German allotriophagie
First Known Use
circa 1845, in the meaning defined above