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Pica MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Pica
Tree Number(s)
C23.888.821.825
F03.400.875
Unique ID
D010842
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010842
Scope Note
The persistent eating of non-nutritive substances for a period of at least one month.
Entry Term(s)
Allotriophagy
Geophagia
Pagophagia
Trichophagia
NLM Classification #
WM 175
Previous Indexing
Appetite Disorders (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
1972
History Note
1972(1968)
Date Introduced
1972/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Pica Preferred
Geophagia Narrower
Allotriophagy Related
Pagophagia Narrower
Trichophagia Narrower
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