ANORECTIC


Meaning of ANORECTIC in English

adj. & n. (also anorexic)

--adj. involving, producing, or characterized by a lack of appetite, esp. in anorexia nervosa.

--n.

1. an anorectic agent.

2 a person with anorexia.

Etymology: Gk anorektos without appetite (as ANOREXIA): anorexic f. F anor{eacute}xique

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.