thalassoposia

thalassoposia

 [thah-las″o-po´ze-ah] the drinking of sea water.

mar·i·po·si·a

(mar'i-pō'zē-ă), Thallasoposia; rarely used term for abnormal consumption of sea water as a result of psychogenic factors. Synonym(s): thalassoposia [L. mare, the sea, + G. posis, drinking]