limosis

From Ancient Greek λιμός (limós, “hunger”).

limosis (uncountable)

1. (medicine, obsolete) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
   • 1826, James Hamilton (the Younger), Outlines of Midwifery (page 168)

     Limosis, or an impaired excessive or depraved appetite for food. This comprehends voracity, want of appetite, depraved appetite, and heartburn.

   • 1867, Edward Swift Dunster, ‎Frank Pierce Foster, ‎James Bradbridge Hunter, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics (page 339)

     Limosis and Parageusis.

   • 1892, John Marie Keating, ‎Henry Hamilton, ‎John Chalmers Da Costa, A New Pronouncing Dictionary of Medicine (page 435)

     Limosis is often observed during pregnancy, in chlorosis, etc.

• “limosis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

līmōsīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of līmōsus