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polyphagia
noun
[ pɒlɪˈfeɪdʒɪə ]
• excessive eating or appetite, especially as a symptom of disease.
• "the patient manifests symptoms of polyphagia"
Origin:
late 17th century: late Latin, from poly- + Greek phagia ‘eating’ (from phagein ‘eat’).