Pica

Word PICA
Character 4
Hyphenation pi ca
Pronunciations /ˈpʌɪkə/

Definitions and meanings of "Pica"

What do we mean by pica?

A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pica

The word "pica" in example sentences

That's because, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "pie" - defined as a baked dish topped with and sometimes also surrounded by pastry - may well derive from the Latin word pica, meaning magpie. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"The new message is sent to the Bot class to create a new robot and associate with it the name pica := is for assignment" ❋ Bill Kerr (2007)

Children who are iron deficient will eat dirt, a condition known as pica, in an attempt to get what their body needs. ❋ M.D. Mark Hyman (2007)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They had a disorder called pica, where they ate things that aren ` t food, like chalk, dirt, batteries, things like that. ❋ Unknown (2005)

If you have it, you are going to see these symptoms -- weakness and fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, difficulty concentrating, irritability, dizziness, ringing in the ears, and something known as pica -- this is a very interesting phenomenon, Paula. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The twelfth part of a pica is the unit, called a _point_, by which type bodies are measured. ❋ Various (N/A)

The habit of dirt eating or clay-eating, called pica, is well authenticated in many countries. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Some patients have a condition called pica, thought to be caused by a nutritional deficiency, where they ingest rocks, clay, or dirt. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Occasionally, when dogs and cats are severely ill, they display a behavior called pica, where they eat unusual items. ❋ Linda Janowitz (2010)

It is now called pica after the magpies, or Picae, whose diet includes everything eaten by anything or anyone. ❋ Unknown (1991)

He suffers from an eating disorder known as "pica," which makes him eat non-edible objects. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The medical disorder known as "pica," a hunger for nonfood substances, may occur in pregnancy as a compulsion to eat clay, plaster, toothpaste, or laundry starch; it has sometimes been explained as a need for calcium. ❋ Lurie, Alison (2008)

The Haitain crisis is so extreme it forces people to eat (non-food) mud cookies (called "pica") to relieve hunger. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In 1886, the American Point System established a "pica" as being 0.166 inches. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"pica" robot object is the message receiver. "east" is the message selector. ❋ Bill Kerr (2007)

"pica" (robot object) is the message receiver. go: is a keyword message selectors, they accept arguments (100). ❋ Bill Kerr (2007)

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