English Dictionary

pica

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpaɪkə/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

(pathology) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.

日本語の意味

異食症 - 食用ではない物質（チョーク、粘土、土、氷、砂など）を摂取する病理学的状態。

The clinic diagnosed her with pica after she reported eating clay and ice.

彼女は粘土や氷を食べていると訴えた後、診療所で異食症と診断された。

意味（1）

(pathology) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.

The three most common nonfood picas were eating of strings and rags; feces, vomit, and urine; and paper, cigarettes, and soil.

picas （ plural ）