Polyphagia
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ICD-10 | R63.2 |
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ICD-9 | 783.6 |
- In biology, "polyphagia" is a type of phagy, referring to an animal that feeds on many kinds of food.
In medicine, polyphagia (sometimes known as hyperphagia) is a medical sign meaning excessive hunger and abnormally large (poly-) intake of solids by mouth.