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noun

any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.

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Words related to eating disorder

bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, pica, purging

Words nearby eating disorder

eatage, eaten, eatery, eath, eating, eating disorder, eating epilepsy, eaton, eaton agent, eaton-lambert syndrome, eatontown

Origin of eating disorder

First recorded in 1990–95
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Medicine definitions for eating disorder

eating disorder
[ ē′tĭng ]

n.

Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Science definitions for eating disorder

eating disorder
[ ē′tĭng ]

Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.