autocannibalism
nounEtymology From auto- + cannibalism.
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, http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2144
- Synonyms
- autophagy
- Related terms
- cannibal, cannibalism, ouroboros