autocannibalism

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ cannibalism.

Noun

autocannibalism (uncountable)

1. The eating of part of one's own body.

   god damn it babies, you've got to involuntarily practice some degree of autocannibalism - alt text for Dinosaur Comics, February 15, 2012, [1]

Synonyms

• autophagy

Related terms

• cannibal
• cannibalism
• ouroboros

Translations

the act of eating oneself

• German: Autokannibalismus m
• Greek: αυτοκανιβαλισμός m (aftokanivalismós)
• Portuguese: autocanibalismo m
• Russian: автоканнибали́зм m (avtokannibalízm), самопоеда́ние n (samopojedánije)