anorexia

  • 11Anorexia — (Del gr. anorexia, inapetencia < an, privativo + orexis, apetito.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Ausencia normal de ganas de comer, por causas inorgánicas o síquicas: ■ la anorexia es frecuente entre los adolescentes. * * * anorexia (del gr.… …

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  • 12Anorexia — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R63.0 Anorexie, Appetitverlust …

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  • 13anorexia — /an euh rek see euh/, n. 1. loss of appetite and inability to eat. 2. Psychiatry. See anorexia nervosa. [1590 1600; < NL < Gk, equiv. to an AN 1 + órex(is) longing (oreg reach after + sis SIS) + ia IA] * * * ▪ pathology       persistent …

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  • 14anorexia — {{#}}{{LM A02518}}{{〓}} {{[}}anorexia{{]}} ‹a·no·re·xia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Pérdida del apetito, generalmente producida por causas psíquicas: • Dejó de comer porque quería adelgazar, y la han tenido que hospitalizar porque sufre anorexia.{{○}}&#8230; …

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  • 15Anorexia — A decreased appetite or aversion to food. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychological disorder characterized by an extreme aversion to food, most often affecting young women. * * * Diminished appetite; aversion to food. [G. fr. an priv. + orexis …

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  • 16anorexia — [[t]ænəre̱ksiə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner …

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  • 17anorexia — An abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases …

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  • 18anorexia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from a + orexis appetite, from oregein Date: 1598 1. loss of appetite especially when prolonged 2. anorexia nervosa …

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  • 19anorexia — noun a) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. b) anorexia nervosa …

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  • 20Anorexia — Magersucht; Anorexia mentalis (fachsprachlich) …

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