What is the medical term for perverted appetite?
                                
                                
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                                According to the DSM-5, a diagnosis of Pica requires the persistent eating of non-nutritive, non-food substances for at least one month, distinguishing it from general abnormal cravings. This condition is the most common medical term for what is colloquially known as a perverted appetite.