anorexia

[ an-uh-rek-see-uh ]

noun

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

anorexia

/ ˌænɒˈrɛksɪə /

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

anorexia

/ ăn′ə-rĕk′sē-ə /

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

anorexia

1. A short name for anorexia nervosa .

Derived Forms

• ˌanoˈrectic, adjectivenoun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anorexia¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from New Latin, from Greek, from an- an- ¹ + órex(is) “appetite, desire, longing” (from orég(ein) “to reach, stretch” + -sis -sis ) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of anorexia¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from an- + orexis appetite

Example Sentences

Gender is also a factor in eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, which is three times as prevalent among women as men.

From MIT Technology Review

First, as she battled anorexia and, later, grappling with bingeing and bulimia.

From Washington Post

Amanda talks about growing up with social anxiety and her decision to not go to college, while Lily speaks candidly about her battle with anorexia and the conversation she had with Steve that led her to finally seek treatment.

From Freakonomics

During senior year, Dershem said he spent six months getting treatment for anorexia and suicidal thoughts.

From Washington Post

For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.

From The Daily Beast

This leaves people with a history of anorexia and reduced bone density like me at high risk for fractures.

From The Daily Beast

When you suffer from anorexia, you also suffer social isolation.

From The Daily Beast

Project Shapeshift appears to be like many pro-anorexia sites online, says Casilli.

From The Daily Beast

Gandley feels that any distinction between pro-anorexia sites and some healthy living sites are arbitrary.

From The Daily Beast

Where much intoxication is present, anorexia and dipsosis are to be noticed.

From Project Gutenberg

He suffered from drowsy headach, anorexia, cold and slightly œdematous limbs.

From Project Gutenberg

It is also useful in the flatulency of the aged, where it prevents the development of gas, and has a marked effect on anorexia.

From Project Gutenberg

Vomiting is not common except in those cases which follow upon an error of diet, but there is generally some nausea and anorexia.

From Project Gutenberg

Anorexia is generally present in typhus fever from the beginning of the attack, and may persist until its close.

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