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compulsive eating

an irresistible drive to overeat, in some cases as a reaction to frustration or disappointment. See also binge-eating disorder; bulimia nervosa; food addiction.

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trochlear nerve

trochlear nerve

the fourth cranial nerve, which contains motor fibers supplying the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball.