Food and Nutrition


Food and Nutrition

See also cheese; dining; milk.
accubationRare. the act or habit of reclining at meals.alimentologyMedicine. thescience of nutrition.allotriophagyPathology. a desire for unusual or abnormal foods.analepsis, analepsyObsolete, the nutrition of an emaciated body.anorexialack of appetite, usually because of psychological reasons.anthropophagism, anthropophagythe use of human flesh for food. — anthropophagous, adj.autophagy, autophagiaMedicine. 1. the eating of one’s own body.
2. the nutrition of the body by its own tissues, as in dieting. — autophagous, adj.Bantingism, bantingisma diet of high protein and low fat and carbohydrate, followed in a program to lose weight, named for its developer W. Banting, 19th-century English cabinet-maker.biophagismthe use of living organisms for food. — biophagery, n. — biophagous, adj.botulisma toxic condition caused by a neurotoxin in improperly canned or preserved food.bromatologyRare. the science of food.bromographya treatise on food.bulimia, boulimiaa raging hunger or voracious appetite. Cf. hyperorexia. — bulimic, boulimic, bulimiac, boulimiac, adj.bulimorexia, boulimorexiaalternating gorging of food and vomiting, usually as a result of a psychological disturbance. — bulimorexic, boulimorexic, n., adj.cibophobiaan abnormal fear of food. Also called sitophobia, sitiophobia.commensalismthe practice of eating together at the same table. Also commensality. — commensal, n., adj.coprophagy, coprophagiafeeding on excrement, as certain beetles. — coprophagous, adj.crapulency, crapulenceexcessive indulgence in food or drink.culinariana person skilled in the preparation of food.cynorexiaa doglike appetite; insatiable desire for food.dystrophy, dystrophiapoor or inadequate nutrition or growth. See also disease and illness.epicureanismthe habit of refined, often luxurious, enjoyment of sensuous pleasures, especially of food. — epicurean, n., adj.Fletcherism, fletcherismthe practice of eating only when hungry and in small amounts, and especially chewing one’s food thoroughly, recommended as an aid to digestion by Horace Fletcher (1849-1919), American dietitian. — Fletcherite, n. — Fletcherize, v.fruitarianismthe practice of subsisting chiefly on fruit. Cf. vegetarianism. — fruitarian, n., adj.gastronomythe art or science of good eating. — gastronome, gastronomist, n. — gastronomie, adj.gavageforced feeding, either of animals or humans, by inserting a tube in the throat and using a force pump.hippophagism, hippophagythe eating of horsemeat. — hippophagous, adj.hyperorexiaan abnormal craving for food; a voracious and insatiable appetite. Cf. bulimia.magiricsRare. the science or art of cooking. Also called magirology. — magirist, n.monophagism, monophagythe tendency to f eed on a single type of food. — monophagous, adj.opsomaniaa mania for special kinds of food. See also phagomania, sitomania.pantophagythe ability to eat any type of food. — pantophagist, n. — pantophagous, adj.phagologythe study of eating or feeding habits.phagomaniaa mania for food and eating. See also opsomania, sitomania.phagophobiaan abnormal fear of eating.polyphagia, polyphagy1. a desire for all kinds of food.
2. Med. excessive or gluttonous consumption of food. — polyphagian, n. — polyphagic, polyphagous, adj.proteinphobiaa strong aversion to protein foods.sarcophagyRare. the act, practice, or custom of eating flesh. — sarcophagous, adj.sitomaniaan obsession with food. See also phagomania, opsomania.sitophobia, sitiophobiacibophobia.symposiarchAncient Greece. the master of a feast or symposium; hence, a person presiding over a banquet or formal discussion.syssitiathe practice or custom, as among the ancient Spartans and Cretans, of eating the main meal of the day together in public to strengthen social and political bonds.trichinosisa form of food-poisoning, caused by infestation by Trichinella spiralis. — trichinous, adj.trophismthe nourishment of the tissues. — trophic, adj.trophologyMedicine. the science of nutrition; alimentology.trophoplasmthe form of protoplasm that constitutes the nutritive element of a cell. — trophoplasmic, — trophoplasmatic, adj.tsiologya treatise on tea.vegetarianismthe practice of subsisting chiefly or strictly on vegetables. — vegetarian, n., adj.xerophagia, xerophagy1. fasting for religious or other purposes.
2. the act or custom of eating only dry food or a very light diet.zeism, zeismusa skin disease, thought to be the result of excessive consumption of corn.zomotherapya treatment for disease or illness consisting of a diet of raw meat.