| AEROPHAGY | • aerophagy n. (Medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria. • AEROPHAGY n. spasmodic swallowing of air. |
| AUTOPHAGY | • autophagy n. (Cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within… • autophagy n. (Cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion. • autophagy n. (Rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself. |
| CREOPHAGY | • creophagy n. Alternative spelling of kreophagy. • CREOPHAGY n. the act of eating meat. |
| ENDOPHAGY | • endophagy n. (Rare) Cannibalism, within a group. • ENDOPHAGY n. cannibalism within a tribe; eating away from within. |
| ESOPHAGUS | • esophagus n. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus. • ESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also OESOPHAGUS. |
| GEOPHAGIA | • geophagia n. Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt. • GEOPHAGIA n. the practice of feeding on soil, also GEOPHAGY. |
| MONOPHAGY | • monophagy n. The feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species). • MONOPHAGY n. the eating of one kind of food only. |
| MYCOPHAGY | • mycophagy n. (Biology) The eating of fungus. • MYCOPHAGY n. the eating of mushrooms. |
| OESOPHAGI | • oesophagi n. Plural of oesophagus. • œsophagi n. Plural of œsophagus. • OESOPHAGUS n. that portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach, also ESOPHAGUS. |
| OMOPHAGIA | • omophagia n. The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh. • OMOPHAGIA n. the eating of raw flesh, also OMOPHAGY. |
| OMOPHAGIC | • omophagic adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGIC adj. relating to omophagia, the eating of raw flesh. |
| PROPHAGES | • prophages n. Plural of prophage. • PROPHAGE n. a virus that exists in a bacterial cell and undergoes division with its host without destroying it. |
| THEOPHAGY | • theophagy n. (Rare) The eating or consumption of a god, in a sacramental context. • THEOPHAGY n. the sacramental consumption of a god. |
| XEROPHAGY | • xerophagy n. A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline. • XEROPHAGY n. the eating of dry food, esp. food cooked without oil. |
| XYLOPHAGE | • xylophage n. (Biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood. • XYLOPHAGE n. an insect larva, mollusc etc. that eats or bores into wood. |
| ZOOPHAGAN | • zoophagan n. A carnivore. • ZOOPHAGAN n. an animal that feeds on animal food. |