Anorexia+nervosa
51Anorexia — A decreased appetite or aversion to food. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychological disorder characterized by an extreme aversion to food, most often affecting young women. * * * Diminished appetite; aversion to food. [G. fr. an priv. + orexis …
52anorexia — [[t]ænəre̱ksiə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner …
53anorexia — An abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases …
54anorexia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from a + orexis appetite, from oregein Date: 1598 1. loss of appetite especially when prolonged 2. anorexia nervosa …
55anorexia — noun a) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. b) anorexia nervosa …
56Anorexia mentalis — Magersucht; Anorexia (nervosa) (fachsprachlich) …
57anorexia — an|o|rex|i|a [ ,ænə reksiə ] noun uncount a serious illness that makes you want to stop eating and that mainly affects young women. Its full medical name is anorexia nervosa. ─ compare BULIMIA …
58anorexia — an·o·rex·i·a || ‚ænÉ™ reksɪə n. emotional eating disorder characterized by self induced starvation, anorexia nervosa; persistent loss of appetite …
59anorexia — [ˌanə rɛksɪə] noun lack of appetite for food, in particular (also anorexia nervosa) an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. Origin C16: via late L. from Gk, from an without + orexis appetite …
60anorexia — UK [ˌænəˈreksɪə] / US noun [uncountable] a serious illness that makes you want to stop eating and that mainly affects young women. Its full medical name is anorexia nervosa. See: bulimia …
