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meconophagism Med.|miːkəˈnɒfədʒɪz(ə)m|
[f. Gr. µηκων(ο)-, µήκων poppy + -ϕάγος that eats + -ism.]
Opium-eating. So mecoˈnophagist, an opium-eater.
1886Alien. & Neurol. VII. 463 The death of the patient being attributed to causes which are supposed to be disconnected from the meconophagism. Ibid. 471 If they happen to find solace in opium readily, they become meconophagists. 1893Dunglison Med. Dict. (ed. 21) Meconophagism, opium-eating. |