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orthorexia

[ awr-thuh-rek-see-uh ]
/ 藢蓴r 胃蓹 藞r蓻k si 蓹 /
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noun
an obsession with eating foods that are considered healthy, especially when accompanied by an obsessive aversion to, or even fear of, foods that are considered unhealthy.
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Also or路tho路rex路i路a ner路vo路sa [awr-thuh-rek-see-uhnur-voh-suh] /藢蓴r 胃蓹 藞r蓻k si 蓹 n蓽r藞vo蕣 s蓹/ .

Origin of orthorexia

orth(o)- + -orexia; coined by Steven Bratman, U.S. physician, in 1997

OTHER WORDS FROM orthorexia

or路tho路rex路ic, adjective, noun

Words nearby orthorexia

orthopterous, orthoptic, orthoptics, orthoptist, orthopyroxene, orthorexia, orthorhombic, orthoscope, orthoscopic, orthoselection, orthosis
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British Dictionary definitions for orthorexia

orthorexia
/ (藞蓴藧胃蓹藢r蓻ks瑟蓹) /
noun
a disorder characterized by a morbid obsession with eating healthy foods only

Word Origin for orthorexia

C21: from ortho- + (ano) rexia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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