Hyperphagia

Introduction: Hyperphagia

Description of Hyperphagia

Hyperphagia (medical condition): A term used to describe excessive eating. It is often...more »

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Hyperphagia:
  »Introduction: Hyperphagia
  »Symptoms of Hyperphagia

Hyperphagia: Gluttony; overeating. [hyper- + G. phagein, to eat]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hyperphagia: Ingestion of a greater than optimal quantity of food.
Source: Diseases Database

Hyperphagia: Ingestion of a greater than optimal quantity of food.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hyperphagia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hyperphagia:

• Overeating (44 causes)
• Hyper (273 causes)
• Span
• Class
• Eat

Hyperphagia as a Disease

Hyperphagia (medical condition): See Hyperphagia (disease information).
  »Introduction: Hyperphagia
  »Symptoms of Hyperphagia

Hyperphagia: Related Diseases

Hyperphagia: Hyperphagia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Weight conditions
• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions

More information on medical condition: Hyperphagia:

• Information about Hyperphagia
• Basic Summary for Hyperphagia
• Symptoms of Hyperphagia

Hyperphagia as a Symptom

Hyperphagia (symptom): Another name for Overeating.
  »Introduction: Overeating
  »Causes of Overeating

Hyperphagia (symptom): Eating too much food....more »

Hyperphagia (symptom): Overeating may be caused by changed in appetite (see excessive hunger) or in some cases it may arise without an increase in appetite ... more

Hyperphagia: See also Overeating:
  »Introduction: Overeating
  »Causes of Overeating

More information on symptom: Overeating:

• Overeating

Terms associated with Hyperphagia:

Terms Similar to Hyperphagia:

• Polyphagia
• Hyperalimentation

Source: Diseases Database

• Overeating

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Obesity

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hyperphagia:

• Bulimia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Hyperphagia

• Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Hyperphagia

• overeating

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hyperphagia

The following list attempts to classify Hyperphagia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
      • Hyperphagia

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