ANOREXIA


Meaning of ANOREXIA in English

[ ˌanə'rɛksɪə ]

■ noun lack of appetite for food, in particular (also ~ nervosa ) an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk, from an- 'without' + orexis 'appetite'.

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