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anorexia vs. anorexia nervosa

anorexia
[an-uh-rek-see-uh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /

noun

  1. Psychiatry. anorexia nervosa.

  2. loss of appetite and inability to eat.

anorexia nervosa
[an-uh-rek-see-uh nur-voh-suh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə nɜrˈvoʊ sə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.