Pica

Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪkə/

Pica (noun)

  1. A condition where a person eats things that are not food, like dirt or paper.

Examples

  • Some individuals may develop pica and consume items like dirt or paper.
  • Pica is the eating of non-food items.

Common collocations: develop pica, diagnose pica, treat pica

Synonyms of Pica

Formal

Neutral