Anoria
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Anoria, or aplestia, is defined in this 1930s Soviet medical encyclopedia as an absence of the feeling of satiety, a specific neurosis sometimes leading to polyphagia. The article notes theories attributing this condition to gastric nerve anesthesia or to a phobia of failing to detect stomach fullness.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANORIA, APLESTIA (from the Greek a- negative particle, core - satiety, plesmone - saturation), absence of the feeling of satiety, a peculiar neurosis on the basis of which a tendency to eat extremely large quantities of food (polyphagia) sometimes develops. Boas believes that this phenomenon, observed almost exclusively in neurasthenia and hysteria, depends on anesthesia of the stomach nerves; Forkastner (Vorkastner) classifies anoria among phobias (fear of not catching the moment of stomach filling).
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“Anoria.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/anoria/