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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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Origin of eating disorder
First recorded in 1990–95
Words nearby eating disorder
eath, eat high off the hog, eat humble pie, eat in, eating, eating disorder, eat like a bird, Eaton, eat one's cake and have it, too, eat one's hat, eat one's heart out
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Scientific definitions for eating disorder
eating disorder
[ ē′tÄng ]
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
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