anorexia
Psychiatry. anorexia nervosa.
loss of appetite and inability to eat.
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Origin of anorexia
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Gender is also a factor in eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, which is three times as prevalent among women as men.
Psychedelics are having a moment and women could be the ones to benefit | Taylor Majewski | August 10, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewFirst, as she battled anorexia and, later, grappling with bingeing and bulimia.
Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering. | Ashley Spencer | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostAmanda 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.
Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It’s Like to be Steve’s Daughters (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 46) | Steven D. Levitt | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsDuring senior year, Dershem said he spent six months getting treatment for anorexia and suicidal thoughts.
A high school valedictorian began a speech about his queer identity and mental health. Then his mic cut out. | Katie Shepherd | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostFor someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
This leaves people with a history of anorexia and reduced bone density like me at high risk for fractures.
When you suffer from anorexia, you also suffer social isolation.
Project Shapeshift appears to be like many pro-anorexia sites online, says Casilli.
Gandley feels that any distinction between pro-anorexia sites and some healthy living sites are arbitrary.
Where much intoxication is present, anorexia and dipsosis are to be noticed.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixHe suffered from drowsy headach, anorexia, cold and slightly œdematous limbs.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald MakellarIt is also useful in the flatulency of the aged, where it prevents the development of gas, and has a marked effect on anorexia.
Vomiting is not common except in those cases which follow upon an error of diet, but there is generally some nausea and anorexia.
anorexia is generally present in typhus fever from the beginning of the attack, and may persist until its close.
British Dictionary definitions for anorexia
/ (ˌænɒˈrɛksɪə) /
loss of appetite
Also called: anorexia nervosa (nɜːˈvəʊsə) a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death
Origin of anorexia
1Derived forms of anorexia
- anorectic or anorexic, adjective, noun
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Scientific definitions for anorexia
[ ăn′ə-rĕk′sē-ə ]
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
Anorexia nervosa.
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Cultural definitions for anorexia
A short name for anorexia nervosa.
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