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单词 opsomaniac
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opsomaniacn.

Brit. /ˌɒpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌɑpsoʊˈmeɪniæk/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek ὄψον , -maniac comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄψον rich food, delicacies (see opsony n.) + -maniac comb. form, after Byzantine Greek ὀψομανία opsomania n. Compare dipsomaniac n.
rare.
A person with an excessive craving for a particular food, esp. a delicacy.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires > person
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opiomaniac1889
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dipso1923
power maniac1943
leprophil1959
1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Opsomaniac, one who loves some particular aliment to madness.
1997 Quill & Quire (Nexis) Feb. 45 Like the rich goodies that tempt an opsomaniac—someone who..is overwhelmed by the desire to eat cookies, cakes, nuts, and chocolates—these definitions are irresistible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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