limosis

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noun

A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.

OriginAncient Greek λιμός →
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Meanings

nounlimosis (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.

    Limosis and Parageusis.

    1867, Edward Swift Dunster, Frank Pierce Foster, James Bradbridge Hunter, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics, page 339
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    Limosis, or an impaired excessive or depraved appetite for food. This comprehends voracity, want of appetite, depraved appetite, and heartburn.

    1826, James Hamilton (the Younger), Outlines of Midwifery (page 168)

    Limosis is often observed during pregnancy, in chlorosis, etc.

    1892, John Marie Keating, Henry Hamilton, John Chalmers Da Costa, A New Pronouncing Dictionary of Medicine, page 435

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλιμός“hunger”
  2. Englishlimosis

From Ancient Greek λιμός (limós, “hunger”).

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