请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sitophobia
释义

sitophobia

[ sahy-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

an extreme aversion to eating or to food: It's not that I didn't have an appetite during chemo, but knowing that eating anything would end in vomiting led to sitophobia.People who suffer from sitophobia are constantly sniffing perishables in their refrigerator or checking the expiration dates on their groceries.
Also called ci·bo·pho·bi·a [sahy-boh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌsaɪ boʊˈfoʊ bi ə/ .

Origin of sitophobia

First recorded in 1880–85; sito- + -phobia

Words nearby sitophobia

sitology, sitomania, sit on, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sitophobia, sitosterol, sitotaxis, sitotoxin, sitotropism, sit out
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Medical definitions for sitophobia

sitophobia
[ sī′tə-fōbē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal aversion to food.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 12:23:58