Definition of hyperphagia in English:

hyperphagia

nounhʌɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə

mass nounMedicine

An abnormally great desire for food; excessive eating.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although hyperphagia is well documented during and prior to migration, it is not known whether it persists until birds reach their breeding grounds.
- Preparation for migration and for winter requires a period of hyperphagia and a laying down of fat reserves.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder patients tend to exhibit hyperphagia and carbohydrate cravings, symptoms typical of inadequate brain serotonin.
- Children with Prader-Willi syndrome show extreme hyperphagia and obsessive-compulsive behavior.
- Most juveniles do not undergo hyperphagia or rapid fattening at this wintering site.
- Cocaine withdrawal bears a striking similarity to the symptoms of depressive disorders, typically including exhaustion, hypersomnia, hyperphagia, depressed mood, as well as intermittent periods of cocaine craving.
Synonyms
greed, greediness, overeating, overconsumption, binge eating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, gluttonousness, voraciousness, voracity, wolfishness, insatiability

Origin

1940s: modern Latin, from hyper- + Greek phagia 'eating' (from phagein 'eat').

单词	hyperphagia
释义	Definition of hyperphagia in English: hyperphagia nounhʌɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə mass nounMedicine An abnormally great desire for food; excessive eating. Example sentencesExamples Although hyperphagia is well documented during and prior to migration, it is not known whether it persists until birds reach their breeding grounds. Preparation for migration and for winter requires a period of hyperphagia and a laying down of fat reserves. Seasonal Affective Disorder patients tend to exhibit hyperphagia and carbohydrate cravings, symptoms typical of inadequate brain serotonin. Children with Prader-Willi syndrome show extreme hyperphagia and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Most juveniles do not undergo hyperphagia or rapid fattening at this wintering site. Cocaine withdrawal bears a striking similarity to the symptoms of depressive disorders, typically including exhaustion, hypersomnia, hyperphagia, depressed mood, as well as intermittent periods of cocaine craving. Synonyms greed, greediness, overeating, overconsumption, binge eating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, gluttonousness, voraciousness, voracity, wolfishness, insatiability Origin 1940s: modern Latin, from hyper- + Greek phagia 'eating' (from phagein 'eat').
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