hy|per|pha|gi|a

hy|per|pha|gi|a
hy|per|pha|gi|a «HY puhr FAY jee uh», noun.
an insatiable craving for food; bulimia.
[< New Latin hyperphagia < hyper- + Greek phágeîn to eat]

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