noun
pica
Pica (noun) means a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
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A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pīca (“jay; magpie”). Doublet of pie (“magpie”). * (pathology): From the idea that magpies will eat almost anything.
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"pica" (noun) means a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.