pica

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Among its exhibits are the stomach contents of a pica patient who swallowed 1,446 such objects, including saltshaker tops, thimbles and pins.

From Washington Post

In addition to autism, the lawsuit says the school system knew Bowen was also diagnosed with pica, a compulsive condition which caused him to swallow and eat non-food items.

From Washington Times

“Somebody told me that he could look at a layout when he was a copy editor and he would know if a picture was one pica off,” Penny Veerhoff said.

From Washington Post

Downtime could include visiting nearby Buddhist monasteries and seeing wildlife such as ibex, Tibetan blue sheep, picas and Tibetan wolves.

From Washington Post

Lisa Anderson, who said she has depression and anxiety and has been told she may be suffering from pica, is awaiting a formal diagnosis.

From Fox News