Pica Pica is the scientific name for which common bird?
Pica (disorder) category of “feeding disorders in infancy and early childhood”, which is where pica was classified, from the DSM 5, pica was primarily diagnosed in children. However, since the removal of the category, psychiatrists have started to diagnose pica in people of all ages. The term pica originates in the Latin word for "magpie" (Picave), a bird that is famed for its unusual eating behaviors, where it is known to eat almost anything. In 13th-century Latin work, pica was referenced by the Greeks and Romans; however, it was not addressed in medical texts until 1563. In the southern United States in
Pica (typography) of characters per pica for each type in their specimen catalogs. Similar tables exist as well with which one can estimate the number of characters per pica knowing the lower-case alphabet length. The typographic pica must not be confused with the "Pica" font of the typewriters, which means a font where 10 typed characters make up a line one inch long. Pica (typography) The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately of an inch, or of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points. To date, in printing three pica measures are used: Publishing applications