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单词 aerophagia
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aerophagia

[ air-uh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ ˌɛər əˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun Psychiatry.

swallowing of air, sometimes due to nervousness or anxiety.

Origin of aerophagia

First recorded in 1900–05; aero- + -phagia

OTHER WORDS FROM aerophagia

aer·oph·a·gist [ai-rof-uh-jist], /ɛəˈrɒf ə dʒɪst/, noun

Words nearby aerophagia

aero-optics, aero-otitis media, aeropathy, aeropause, Aërope, aerophagia, aerophil, aerophilately, aerophobia, aerophone, aerophore
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Example sentences from the Web for aerophagia

  • Aerophagia is by no means, therefore, a simple involuntary movement, but a combination of systematised muscular actions.

    Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for aerophagia

aerophagia

aerophagy (ɛəˈrɒfədzɪ)

/ (ˌɛərəˈfeɪdʒɪə, -dʒə) /

noun

spasmodic swallowing of air, a habit that can lead to belching and stomach pain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for aerophagia

aerophagia
[ âr′ə-fājə ]

n.

The excessive swallowing of air or gas.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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