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hyponeophagia

hyponeophagia noun: the inhibition of feeding produced by a novel environment; Novelty-Induced hypophagia. Commonly used as a measure of anxiety, particularly in rodents.

Noun

hyponeophagia (uncountable)

  1. The inhibition of feeding produced by a novel environment; Novelty-Induced hypophagia. Commonly used as a measure of anxiety, particularly in rodents.
    • "Effects of the drugs on hyponeophagia in rats was observed".

Questions about hyponeophagia

What does hyponeophagia mean?
Hyponeophagia means the inhibition of feeding produced by a novel environment; Novelty-Induced hypophagia. Commonly used as a measure of anxiety, particularly in rodents.
What part of speech is hyponeophagia?
Hyponeophagia is a noun.

Words near hyponeophagia in the dictionary

  1. hyponea
  2. hyponeas
  3. hyponecral
  4. hyponegation
  5. hyponeic
  6. hyponeophagia
  7. hyponeural
  8. hyponeuston
  9. hyponitric acid
  10. hyponitrite
  11. hyponitrites

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