異食症

異食症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異	食	症
い Grade: 6	しょく Grade: 2	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 異食 (いしょく) (ishoku, “eating non-edible things”) + 症 (しょう) (shō, attached to the names of conditions).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [iɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ ɕo̞ː]

Noun

異食症 (いしょくしょう) • (ishoku shō)

1. (healthcare) pica

Synonyms

• 異 (い)食 (しょく) (ishoku)