Hyponeophagia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyponeophagia is a noun meaning The inhibition of feeding produced by a novel environment; Novelty-Induced hypophagia. Commonly used as a measure of anxiety, particularly in rodents.
Meaning
The inhibition of feeding produced by a novel environment; Novelty-Induced hypophagia. Commonly used as a measure of anxiety, particularly in rodents.
Example Sentences
"Effects of the drugs on hyponeophagia in rats was observed".
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neophilia, neophilic, neuronophagy, neuronophagia, nauseogenity, nauseogenicity.
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