different between geophagia vs chthonophagia

geophagia

English

Etymology

geo- +? -phagia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?i??fe?d???/, /d?i??fe?d?i??/

Noun

geophagia (uncountable)

  1. Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.

Synonyms

  • pica

Related terms

  • chthonophagia, chthonophagy
  • geophagy

geophagia From the web:

  • what causes geophagia
  • what does geophagia


chthonophagia

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???n.o??fe?.d??i.?/

Noun

chthonophagia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.

Synonyms

  • chthonophagy
  • geophagia, geophagy
  • pica

Related terms

  • chthonic
  • chthonian

chthonophagia From the web:

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