Osteophagia, infantophagia and coprophagia are types of which condition?

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QUESTION

Osteophagia, infantophagia and coprophagia are types of which condition?

OPTIONS

(A) Allotriophagia
(B) Anorexia
(C) Inappetence
(D) Aphagia

ANSWER

(A) Allotriophagia

EXPLANATION

Allotriophagia is the ingestion of abnormal or nonfood materials and includes behaviors such as osteophagia, infantophagia, and coprophagia. Anorexia means complete loss of appetite, inappetence means reduced appetite, and aphagia means inability or refusal to swallow or eat, so they are different conditions.

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