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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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RELATED WORDS

bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, pica, purging

Nearby words

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  2. eater,
  3. eatery,
  4. eath,
  5. eating,
  6. eating disorders,
  7. eating epilepsy,
  8. eaton,
  9. eaton agent,
  10. eaton, theophilus

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.