to consume normal, solid food, is especially true after dental surgery. Itâs not difficult to see why: too much chewing, slurping or sucking can aggravate the treated area, resulting in discomfort and even pain.
Definition of autocannibalism in US English - The consumption of (part of) an organism or cell by itself; autophagy. Definition of autocannibalism in US English - The consumption of (part of) an organism or cell by itself; autophagy.
There are diseases transmitted solely or mostly through cannibalism, like Kuru (see below), a deadly degenerative brain ailment in New Guinea, provoked by a prion like in the case of the mad cow disease, and is triggered only by the consume of human flesh. Cannibalism is found from crustaceans and insects to mammals.