— orectic /aw rek"tik, oh rek"-/ , adj.
/aw rek"sis, oh rek"-/ , n. Psychol.
the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
[ 1610-20; órexis desire, equiv. to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -SIS ]