aerophagia | (noun) swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence) | - |
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anthropophagite | (noun) a person who eats human flesh | Synonyms: anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater |
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aphagia | (noun) loss of the ability to swallow | - |
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bacteriophagic | (adjective) of or relating to bacteriophages | Synonyms: bacteriophagous |
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coprophagia | (noun) eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | Synonyms: coprophagy |
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dysphagia | (noun) condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful | - |
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esophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: oesophagitis |
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geophagia | (noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior | Synonyms: geophagy |
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haemorrhagic | (adjective) of or relating to a hemorrhage | Synonyms: hemorrhagic |
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hagiographer | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographist, hagiologist |
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hagiographist | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographer, hagiologist |
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hagiography | (noun) a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) | - |
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hagiolatry | (noun) the worship of saints | Synonyms: hierolatry |
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hagiologist | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographer, hagiographist |
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hagiology | (noun) literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints | - |
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hagionym | (noun) The name of a Saint taken as a proper name. | - |
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hemorrhagic | (adjective) of or relating to a hemorrhage | Synonyms: haemorrhagic |
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menorrhagia | (noun) abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged | Synonyms: hypermenorrhea |
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metrorrhagia | (noun) bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer) | - |
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mycophagist | (noun) a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | Synonyms: mycophage |
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necrophagia | (noun) feeding on corpses or carrion | Synonyms: necrophagy |
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odynophagia | (noun) severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus | - |
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oesophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: esophagitis |
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omophagia | (noun) the eating of raw food | - |
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phytophagic | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagous, phytophilous, plant-eating |
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ulemorrhagia | (noun) bleeding of the gums | - |
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