Pica
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011856
An appetite for and the persistent ingestion of non-food substances such as clay. In order to diagnose pica, this behavior must have persisted over a period of at least one month. [ HPO:probinson ]
Term info
database cross reference
- MSH:D010842
- UMLS:C0031873
- SNOMEDCT_US:14077003
created by
hecht
creation date
2012-05-21T11:08:54Z
definition
An appetite for and the persistent ingestion of non-food substances such as clay. In order to diagnose pica, this behavior must have persisted over a period of at least one month.
id
HP:0011856