Acoria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acoria is a noun meaning (pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.
Meaning
(pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.
Example Sentences
ACORIA (a, priv.; κορεα, to satisfy). Insatiable hunger.
By acoria is meant that condition in which there is an absence of the sensation of satiety.
Acoria consists in the absence of normal sense of satiety after eating, so that the patient never knows when hunger is appeased.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include akoria, lycorexia, dysorexia, amylophagia, amylophagy, anorexia.
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