trichophagia
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Trichophagia — ( el. τριχοφαγία, from τρίχα, tricha “hair” + φάγειν, phagein “to eat”) is the compulsive eating of hair. Most often, long hair is masticated while still attached to the head and then swallowed. The hair eventually collects in the… … Wikipedia
trichophagia — The eating of hair or wool. * * * tricho·pha·gia (trik″o faґjə) [tricho + phagia] the habit of eating hair, a form of pica … Medical dictionary
трихофагия — (trichophagia; трихо + греч. phagein есть, поедать) патологическое влечение к поеданию волос … Большой медицинский словарь
Трихофаги́я — (trichophagia; Трихо + греч. phagein есть, поедать) патологическое влечение к поеданию волос … Медицинская энциклопедия
Rapunzel syndrome — (also known as Trichobezoar) is an extremely rare intestinal condition in humans resulting from the consumption of hair. It is named after the long haired character Rapunzel in the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Rapunzel syndrome is also known … Wikipedia
Trichotillomania — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Trichotillomania ICD10 = ICD10|F|63|3|f|60 ICD9 = ICD9|312.39 eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 433 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2298 DiseasesDB = 29681 MedlinePlus = 001517 |Trichotillomania (TTM), or trich… … Wikipedia
Pica (disorder) — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Stomach contents of an inmate with pica DiseasesDB = 29704 ICD10 = ICD10|F|50|8|f|50, ICD10|F|98|3|f|90 ICD9 = ICD9|307.52 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1798 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
Hematemesis — Infobox Disease Name = Hematemesis Caption = DiseasesDB = 30745 ICD10 = ICD10|K|92|0|k|92 ICD9 = ICD9|578.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3565 MeshName = Hematemesis MeshNumber = C23.550.414.788.400 Hematemesis… … Wikipedia
Hairball — A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals that is occasionally vomited up when it becomes too big. Hairballs are primarily a tight elongated cylinder of packed fur, but may include bits of vomit or recently… … Wikipedia
Self-cannibalism — is the practice of eating oneself, also called autocannibalism [ [http://www.meish.org/012951.php# ftnref4 Man eaters: The Evidence for Coastal Tupi Cannibalism mei(sh) dot org ] ] , or autosarcophagy [… … Wikipedia
