n. 1 a lack or loss of appetite for food. 2 (in full anorexia nervosa) a psychological illness, esp. in young women, characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
[ LL f. Gk f. an- not + orexis appetite ]
ANOREXIA
Meaning of ANOREXIA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012