1690s, "eating to excess," medical Latin, from Greek polyphagia "excess in eating," from polyphagos "eating to excess," from polys "much" (see poly-) + phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). Attested from 1890 in sense "feeding on various kinds of food." Nativized as polyphagy. Related: Polyphagic; polyphagous.
实用例句
1. Improve polydipsia , polyphagia , polyuria, caused by diabetes.
可改善因糖尿病等引起的多饮、多食 、 多尿等症.
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2. The typical symptoms of DM are polydypsia, polyphagia, polyuria , emaciation and urinary glucose caused by hyperglycaemia.
