hyperphagic animal

hyperphagic animal
an experimental animal in which the cells of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus have been destroyed, abolishing its awareness of the point at which it should stop eating; excessive eating and savageness characterize such an animal.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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