geophagy
n. [内科] 食土癖；食土的习俗
n.
食土的习俗，食土癖；
英英释义
geophagy[ dʒi'ɔfədʒi ]
n.eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency
同义词：geophagiapica
权威例句
GEOPHAGYGeophagy
Geophagy
Geophagy in New Guinea birds
Geophagy among primates: adaptive significance and ecological consequences
Geophagy in Africa and in the United States: A Culture-Nutrition Hypothesis
Geophagy as a risk factor for geohelminth infections: a longitudinal study of Kenyan primary schoolchildren.
Geophagy (soil-eating) in relation to anemia and helminth infection among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania.
Detoxification and mineral supplementation as functions of geophagy
Biochemical Functions of Geophagy in Parrots: Detoxification of Dietary Toxins and Cytoprotective Effects
geophagy (n.)
"dirt-eating," 1820, from Greek *geophagia (according to OED the actual Greek is geotragia), from geo-, comb. form of ge "earth" (see Gaia) + phagein "to eat." See also pica (n.2).
A diseased appetite ... prevails in several parts of Alabama, where they eat clay. I heard various speculations on the origin of this singular propensity, called 'geophagy' in some medical books. [Lyell, "Second Visit to U.S.," 1850]
1. There’s a habit that’s had scientists puzzled: the practice of geophagy—eating dirt.
有种习俗令科学家困惑不已：食土（吃泥土）的习惯。
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2. The fact that the eating of soil is also widespread in the animal kingdom suggests that geophagy may even be a natural process.
事实上，食土的习惯在动物王国里是相当普遍的，它预示着食土辟是大自然的演化过程。
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3. The practice of dirt-eating, or geophagy, is common, perhaps because "clean" dirt appears to impart some protection against parasites and pathogens. Cynthia Graber reports.
食土的习俗，食土的行为很常见，或许是因为“干净的”泥土似乎能给予人体一些保护，免受寄生物、病原体的侵扰。
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4. Yet, geophagy is actually a relatively common practice in many parts of the world.
然而，在世界上许多地方，吃泥土其实是一种相当普遍的做法。
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5. People can often get more of these nutrients from geophagy than from taking vitamin supplements.
可能就是为什么这些食土人士经常声称土的味道是“酸的”而且喝望得到它。
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6. It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.
这也或可解释吃土习惯为何在孕妇和哺乳的母亲身上通常最为常见。
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7. Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.
遗憾的是，当其他食物缺乏时，食土辟人士为了避免饥饿之痛苦就习惯于食土的陋习。
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8. This may be why geophagists often claim to like the "sour taste" of dirt and to have cravings for it. It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.
基于这种原因，可以解析食土辟的人经常在怀孕的妇女和哺乳期的母亲中较为常见的现象。
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9. This may be why geophagists often claim to like the "sour taste" of dirt and to have cravings for it. It may also explain why geophagy is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers.
基于这种原因，可以解析食土辟的人经常在怀孕的妇女和哺乳期的母亲中较为常见的现象。
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