hemophagia

noun

he·​mo·​pha·​gia
variants or chiefly British haemophagia
1
: an ingestion of blood
2
: phagocytosis of red blood cells

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“Hemophagia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemophagia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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