ANORECTIC


Meaning of ANORECTIC in English

I. |anō|rektik, -nə- adjective

or an·o·ret·ic -|red.ik

Etymology: anorectic from Greek anorekt os without appetite (from an- + orektos longed for, desired, stretched out, from oregein ) + English ic; anoretic alteration of anorectic

1. : lacking appetite

an anorectic patient

2. : causing loss of appetite

an anorectic drug

II. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrektik noun

or anoretic

( -s )

: an anorectic agent

III. adjective

also anoretic

: anorexic 1b herein

IV. noun

also anoretic

: anorexic herein

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.