Polyphagia

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Name of Symptom/Sign:
Polyphagia
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10 R63.2
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.

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