Psychiatry and Psychology

Hunger

The desire for FOOD generated by a sensation arising from the lack of food in the STOMACH.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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The desire for FOOD generated by a sensation arising from the lack of food in the STOMACH.

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethnology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. F01.658w.293.391w
  2. G07.203.650w.390w
  3. G10.261.390w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hunger. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006815. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006815
  2. Hunger. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(physiology)
  3. Hunger. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3535686