Pagophagy

Not to be confused with phagophilia, phagophily, or pagophily.

Pagophagy or pagophagia is eating of ice.

The term has the two major usages:

The pagophagic disorder is among the unexplained clinical signs of iron deficiency anemia.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Understanding Anemia", by Ed Uthman, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 1998, ISBN 1578060397, p. 40
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