allotrio-, allotri-

1. The transplantation of teeth from one individual into the mouth of another: It was surprising to learn that ectopic operations take place in which a tooth can be removed from one patient and inserted into the mouth of another patient.
2. The existence of teeth in abnormal places: When studying dentistry, Sally learned about ectopic teeth, as in dermoid tumors that are detected by dentists.

Perversion of the sense of taste: In her book on medicine, Nancy read the word allotriogeustia that referred to the incorrect recognition of tasting certain foods, as if the food had a metallic or rotten taste which often indicated some disorder in the body.

Allotriogeustia can also describe an abnormal taste for non-nutritious or unusual substances.

A concretion in an abnormal situation, or one composed of unusual materials: An allotriolith can occur within an animal body which is usually composed of mineral salts.

Relating to something that is shaped or formed differently than what is considered normal: Allotriomorphic minerals are those that have been confirmed by their internal structure but have been formed differently by adjoining minerals.

Referring to how something is formed in a contrary fashion than what is thought to be usual or typical: In class, Sally viewed a mineral that had been allotriomorphically shaped by adjacent minerals.

A morbid impulse to eat unnatural foodstuffs: In a magazine article, Mary read about allotriophagia as being a dreadful urge or longing to eat, ice, dirt, paint (including flaking paint), clay, laundry startch, gravel, plaster, or hair.

This condition is known in medical fields as "pica" which comes from Latin meaning “magpie” because this bird eats just about anything or carries away odd objects.

Pica and unusual food cravings ("citta") are common in pregnant women. Pica also occurs in some patients with iron or zinc deficiencies. In children this syndrome, classified with eating disorders, is a rare mental disorder with onset typically in the second year of life. It usually remits in childhood but may persist into adolescence.

An expanded page about Allotriophagy.
Details about pica.
It's Pica Again.

Rare, relating to the craving of food that is much different from the normal and common foods: Sherry's mother was very concerned about her daughter because she didn't want to eat the usual food on the table, but paint, soil, and clay, and after being examined by Dr. Smart, she was told that Sherry had a case of allotriophagy which was a very serious disorder to be treated right away..

Compulsive plucking out of threads from one's clothes; usually the threads are then swallowed; allotriophagia: In her book on medicine, Jill came across an old scientific term allotriorhexia referring to the urge to eat inedible and uncommon substances, that do not contain any nutrition.

Allotriorhexia is one form of the Pica-Syndrome.

A seldom used termed for a condition in which odors are incorrectly interpreted or identified: In his book, Jim found the outdated term allotriosmia that described the plight of not recognizing certain smells and odors and thinking they related to other sources, and not to the correct ones.

A hybrid individual or cell with two or more sets of chromosomes: Allotriploids are derived from two different ancestral species; depending on the number of multiples of haploid sets.

A strange or perverted condition of the urine: When Mr. Dawson was examined by his urologist, he was told that he had a condition of allotriuria which had to be further examined in order to find out the exact cause of this disorder.