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anorexia

[ an-uh-rek-see-uh ]

noun

  1. Psychiatry. anorexia nervosa.
  2. loss of appetite and inability to eat.


anorexia

/ ˌæɒˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. loss of appetite
  2. Also calledanorexia nervosanɜːˈvəʊsə a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

anorexia

  1. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
  2. Anorexia nervosa.

anorexia

  1. A short name for anorexia nervosa .
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԴˈ𳦳پ, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anorexia1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from New Latin, from Greek, from an- an- 1 + ó() “appetite, desire, longing” (from ǰé(𾱲) “to reach, stretch” + -sis -sis ) + -ia -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anorexia1

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from an- + orexis appetite
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After plucking up the courage to seek help, I was eventually diagnosed with anorexia nervosa with binging tendencies.

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Eating disorders are themselves understudied within the mental health field, where conditions like anorexia have incorrectly been stereotyped as only affecting teenage girls.

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A woman who recovered from anorexia has become a fitness coach to help inspire other women grappling with their body image.

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A woman who was diagnosed with anorexia at 19 had to travel as far away as Glasgow to receive intensive treatment.

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"It was almost as if I was getting treated like an animal," one young patient, being treated for anorexia, said.

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