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anorexia

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an·o·rex·i·a  (n-rks-)
n.
1. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
2. Anorexia nervosa.

[Greek anorexi : an-, without; see a-1 + orexis, appetite (from oregein, to reach out for; see reg- in Indo-European roots).]

anorexia or anorexia nervosa
Noun
a psychological disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal to eat [Greek an- without + orexis appetite]
anorexic adjn

anorexia  (n-rks-)
1. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
2. Anorexia nervosa.

anorexia
a complete lack of appetite. — anorectic, anorexic, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
lack of appetite, usually because of psychological reasons.
See also: Food and Nutrition
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.anorexiaanorexia - a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
eating disorder - a disorder of the normal eating routine
anorexia nervosa - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Translations
anorexia [ænəˈrɛksɪə] n (MED) → anorexia

anorexia [ænəˈrɛksɪə] n (also: anorexia nervosa) → anorexie f

anorexia [ænəˈrɛksɪə] nMagersucht f, Anorexie f

anorexia [ænəˈrɛksɪə] n (also: anorexia nervosa) → anoressia

anorexia
n anorexia [ˌanəˈreksiə]
(alsoanorexia nervosa-neː(r)ˈvousə) an abnormal fear of being fat that makes people, especially girls and young women, starve themselves She suffers from anorexia and refuses to eat. anoreksie قِلَّة الشَّهِيَّة للطَّعام анорексия anorexie nervøs spisevægring; anoreksi (νευρική) ανορεξία anorexia anoreksia کم خوراکی به علت وسواس لاغری؛ آنورکسی אֲנוֹרֶקסיָה क्षुधा का अभाव, भोजन के लिए अरुचि anoreksija anorexia (nervosa) anoressia anoreksija anoreksija anoreksia spisevegring, anoreksi anoreksja анорексия anorexia, nechutenstvo anoreksija ภาวะไร้ความอยากอาหารหรือไม่สามารถรับประทานอาหารได้เพราะกลัวอ้วน anoreksi, yemeğe karşı iştahsızlık 神經性厭食症 анорексія chứng biếng ăn
adj / n anoˈrexic, ˌanoˈrectic
suffering from anorexia nervosa; a person who suffers from anorexia Anorexics can endanger their lives; She looks so thin because she is anorectic. anoreksies يُعاني مِن قِلَّة الشَّهِيَّة анорексик anorektik anorektiker; anorektisk magersüchtig ανορεξικός anoréxico anorektik, anoreksiahaige آنورکسی אֲנוֹרֶקְטִי भूख न लगने की बीमारी anorektičan penderita anoreksia anoressico 拒食症 sergantis anoreksija anorektisks menghidap anoreksia lijdend aan anorexie anorektiker; anorektisk chory na anoreksję страдающий анорексией anorektický anoreksičan, anoreksična osoba anorektisk ผู้ป่วยที่มีภาวะไร้ความอยากอาหาร anoreksi olan kimse 神經性厭食症者 страдаючий анорексією عدم اشتہا ، بھوک کا فقدان chứng chán ăn


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