ANOREXIA


Meaning of ANOREXIA in English

/an'euh rek"see euh/ , n.

1. loss of appetite and inability to eat.

2. Psychiatry. See anorexia nervosa .

[ 1590-1600; an- AN- 1 + órex ( is ) longing ( oreg- reach after + -sis -SIS) + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .