Medical Dictionary

appetite

noun ap·pe·tite \ˈap-ə-ˌtīt\

Medical Definition of APPETITE

:  any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life; especially :  the desire to eat
ap·pe·ti·tive \-ˌtīt-iv\ adjective

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