anorexia
English
Anorexic patient, from medical journal Nouvelle Iconographie de la Salpêtrière (1900)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/
Noun
anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias)
- Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
- Anorexia nervosa.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
loss of appetite
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anorexia nervosa — see anorexia nervosa
Further reading
Galician
Noun
anorexia f (plural anorexias)
Synonyms
- (anorexia nervosa): anorexia nerviosa
Derived terms
- anoréxico
- anorexicamente
Portuguese
Noun
anorexia f (plural anorexias)
Synonyms
- (anorexia nervosa): anorexia nervosa
Derived terms
- anoréxico
- anorexicamente
Spanish
Noun
anorexia f (plural anorexias)
Synonyms
- (anorexia nervosa): anorexia mental, anorexia nerviosa
Derived terms
- anoréxico
- anoréxicamente
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