Which medical term means abnormal appetite?

A) dyspepsia
B) dysorexia
C) dysphagia
D) dysprandial


B
Explanation: Dys- means difficult or abnormal and -orexia means appetite, so dysorexia would be abnormal appetite. -pepsia means digestion, so dyspepsia would be difficult digestion. -phagia means eat or swallow, so dysphagia means difficulty eating or swallowing. -prandial means meal, so if dysprandial were a medical term, it would mean difficult meal.

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