ANOREXIA


Meaning of ANOREXIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌænəˈreksɪə ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.