hyperphagia

Noun

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hyperphagia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperphagias)

Synonym of polyphagia (“excessive appetite for food”).

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More aspects seen in a clinical overview include hypotonia and abnormal neurologic function, hypogonadism, developmental and cognitive delays, hyperphagia and obesity, short stature, and behavioral and psychiatric disturbances. Source: Internet

Hyperphagia and increased preference for fatty and sugary foods are implicated as mechanisms for the increased obesity risk." Source: Internet

Whole-body urea cycling and protein turnover during hyperphagia and dormancy in growing bears (Ursus americanus and U. arctos). Source: Internet

Crops are frequently eaten by these bears, especially during autumn hyperphagia when natural foods are scarce. Source: Internet

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