Pagophagia Definition

păgə-fājə
noun
A craving to eat ice, often associated with anemia resulting from iron deficiency.
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Origin of Pagophagia

  • Greek pagos stiff mass, frost (from pēnunai, pag- to stick, stiffen pag- in Indo-European roots) –phagia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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