Anorexia+nervosa
21anorexia nervosa — noun An eating disorder characterized by self starvation due to a fear of gaining weight …
22Anorexia nervosa — An|o|re|xia ner|vo|sa, die; [nlat., zu ↑ Anorexie u. nlat. nervosus = nervös] (Med.): Magersucht. * * * Ano|re|xia ner|vo|sa, die; [nlat., zu ↑Anorexie u. nlat. nervosus = nervös] (Med.): Magersucht: A. n., die früher ausschließlich Teenager und… …
23anorexia nervosa — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. eating disorder, dieting disorder, loss of appetite, neurosis, sickness, food aversion. see bulimia …
24anorexia nervosa — n. mental disorder characterized by avoidance of food and compulsive weight control that sometimes leads to self starvation (Psychiatry) …
25Anorexia nervosa — See Body Image: Disturbances of …
26anorexia nervosa — a psychological illness, most common in female adolescents, in which the patients starve themselves or use other techniques, such as vomiting or taking laxatives, to induce weight loss. They are motivated by a false perception of their bodies as… …
27anorexia nervosa — /ænərɛksiə nɜˈvoʊsə/ (say anuhrekseeuh ner vohsuh) noun a mental disorder, most common in adolescent girls, causing an aversion to food, which may lead to serious malnutrition …
28Anorexia nervosa — An|o|re|xia ner|vo|sa, die; <neulateinisch> (Medizin Magersucht) …
29History of anorexia nervosa — The history of anorexia nervosa begins with the first recognition and description of anorexia as a disease in the late 19th century. It became widely known, particularly in the United States, in the 1980s.In the late 19th century, the public… …
30National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders — The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) is the oldest organization aimed at fighting eating disorders in the United States. ANAD assists people struggling with eating disorders such as Anorexia nervosa and… …
