Meaning & use
Sitophobia
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An abnormal, persistent fear of eating or of food.
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The patient's sitophobia developed after a frightening episode of choking during a meal.
Severe sitophobia can lead to dangerous weight loss if left untreated.
A note on using this word
The term combines the Greek "sitos" ("food" or "grain") with "phobos" ("fear"), and it is sometimes used in clinical contexts alongside eating disorders, though it describes fear specifically rather than restriction driven by body image.
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