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eating disorder

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

Origin of eating disorder

First recorded in 1990–95
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Related Words for eating disorder

bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, pica, purging

Examples from the Web for eating disorder

Contemporary Examples of eating disorder

  • Still, many dieticians and eating-disorder specialists hesitate to recommend a vegan diet as a path to recovery.

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    When Veganism Is an Eating Disorder

    Danielle Friedman

    July 22, 2010

eating disorder in Medicine

eating disorder

[ē′tĭng]
n.
  1. Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women.
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eating disorder in Science

eating disorder

[ē′tĭng]
  1. 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.