anorexic

[an-uh-rek-sik]

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noun

a person suffering from anorexia or especially anorexia nervosa.

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adjective

anorectic.

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Origin of anorexic

First recorded in 1960–65; anorex(ia) + -ic

Can be confusedanorectic anorexic

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Examples from the Web for anorexic

Contemporary Examples

Another high schooler tearfully confesses to being teased by her peers because they thought she was anorexic.
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Jessica Bennett
October 20, 2011
Two months after anorexic model Isabelle Caro died, her mother committed suicide.
Isabelle Caro: Anorexic Model Dies, Her Mother Commits Suicide. How Should the Fashion Industry Respond?
Barbie Latza Nadeau
February 7, 2011
The anorexic woman who broke down when her stomach began to expand.
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Danielle Friedman
July 27, 2010

Word Origin and History for anorexic

adj.

1876; see anorexia + -ic. The immediate source or model is perhaps French anorexique. As a noun meaning "person with anorexia nervosa" it is attested from 1913.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

anorexic in Medicine

anorexic

(ăn′ə-rĕk′sĭk)

adj.

Relating to or suffering from anorexia nervosa.

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Related formsan′o•rex′ic n.

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