ANOREXIA

(nervosa) [noun] [U] - a serious illness often resulting in dangerous weight loss, in which a person, esp. a girl or woman, does not eat, or eats too little, because they fear fatnessReports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase, with6000 new cases in the UK every year.She suggested that the main cause of anorexia nervosa is not the cultural desire for slimness, but the stresses of family life.Compare bulimia.