cibophobia
cibophobia noun: the fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
Noun
cibophobia (uncountable)
- The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
- The pain pattern is so intimately related to the ingestion of food that the patient will reduce the size of meals, become reluctant to eat, and even develop frank cibophobia.1981, M. J. Renaer, Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women, Spring-Verlag, →ISBN, page 134
- Cibophobia differs from anorexia since appetite may persist but the pearson fears eating because of some associated or subsequent discomfort.1993, Marion Eugene Ensminger, Audrey H. Ensminger, Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, Two Volume Set, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 423
cibophobia meaning in Tamil
cibophobia in Tamil
- உணவு வெருளி
Origin of cibophobia
From Latin cibus + -phobia.
Questions about cibophobia
- What does cibophobia mean?
- Cibophobia means the fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
- What is cibophobia in Tamil?
- Cibophobia in Tamil is உணவு வெருளி. See Cibophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cibophobia?
- Cibophobia is a noun.
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