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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 [ˌænɒˈrɛksɪə]
n
1. (Medicine) loss of appetite
2. (Medicine) Also called anorexia nervosa [nɜːˈvəʊsə] a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death
[via New Latin from Greek, from an- + orexis appetite]
anorectic , anorexic adj & n

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 [ˌænəˈreksɪə]
A. N (Med) → anorexia f
B. CPD anorexia nervosa Nanorexia f nerviosa

anorexia [ˌænəˈrɛksiə] n (also anorexia nervosa) → anorexie f
to have anorexia → faire de l'anorexie
to suffer from anorexia → souffrir d'anorexie

anorexia (nervosa)
nMagersucht f, → Anorexie f (spec)

anorexia [ænəˈrɛksɪə] anorexia nervosa [ænəˈrɛksɪə nɜːˈvəʊsə] nanoressia

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 anoreksia אֲנוֹרֶקסיָה क्षुधा का अभाव, भोजन के लिए अरुचि anoreksija anorexia (nervosa) anoressia 식욕 부진 anoreksija anoreksija anoreksia spisevegring, anoreksi anoreksja анорексия anorexia, nechutenstvo anoreksija ภาวะไร้ความอยากอาหารหรือไม่สามารถรับประทานอาหารได้เพราะกลัวอ้วน anoreksi, yemeğe karşı iştahsızlık 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 anorektikko אֲנוֹרֶקְטִי भूख न लगने की बीमारी anorektičan penderita anoreksia anoressico 拒食症 식욕 부진의, 식욕 부진증 환자 sergantis anoreksija anorektisks menghidap anoreksia lijdend aan anorexie anorektiker; anorektisk chory na anoreksję страдающий анорексией anorektický anoreksičan, anoreksična osoba anorektisk ผู้ป่วยที่มีภาวะไร้ความอยากอาหาร anoreksi olan kimse 罹患厭食症的,厭食症患者 страдаючий анорексією عدم اشتہا ، بھوک کا فقدان chứng chán ăn

anorexia فقدان الشهية anorexie anoreksi Magersucht ανορεξία anorexia anoreksia anorexie anoreksija anoressia 拒食症 식욕 부진증 anorexia nervosa anoreksi anoreksja anorexia анорексия anorexi ภาวะไม่อยากหรือทานอาหารไม่ได้ anoreksi chứng biếng ăn 厌食


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