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anorexia
[ an-uh-rek-see-uh ]
anorexia
/ ˌæɒˈɛɪə /
noun
- loss of appetite
- Also calledanorexia nervosanɜːˈvəʊsə a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death
anorexia
- Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
- Anorexia nervosa.
anorexia
- A short name for anorexia nervosa .
Derived Forms
- ˌԴˈپ, adjectivenoun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of anorexia1
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Example Sentences
After plucking up the courage to seek help, I was eventually diagnosed with anorexia nervosa with binging tendencies.
Eating disorders are themselves understudied within the mental health field, where conditions like anorexia have incorrectly been stereotyped as only affecting teenage girls.
A woman who recovered from anorexia has become a fitness coach to help inspire other women grappling with their body image.
A woman who was diagnosed with anorexia at 19 had to travel as far away as Glasgow to receive intensive treatment.
"It was almost as if I was getting treated like an animal," one young patient, being treated for anorexia, said.
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