anorexia

  • 21anorexia — an|o|rex|i|a [ˌænəˈreksiə] n also anorexia ner|vo|sa [ nə:ˈvəusə US nə:ˈvou ][U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from an without + orexis desire to eat ] a mental illness that makes someone stop eating …

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  • 22anorexia — an|o|rex|i|a [ ,ænə reksiə ] noun uncount a serious illness that makes you want to stop eating and that mainly affects young women. Its full medical name is anorexia nervosa. ─ compare BULIMIA …

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  • 23anorexia — an·o·rex·i·a || ‚ænÉ™ reksɪə n. emotional eating disorder characterized by self induced starvation, anorexia nervosa; persistent loss of appetite …

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  • 24anorexia — [ˌanə rɛksɪə] noun lack of appetite for food, in particular (also anorexia nervosa) an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. Origin C16: via late L. from Gk, from an without + orexis appetite …

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  • 25anorexia — also anorexia ner.vo.sa noun (U) a mental illness that makes people, especially young women, stop eating …

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  • 26anorexia — UK [ˌænəˈreksɪə] / US noun [uncountable] a serious illness that makes you want to stop eating and that mainly affects young women. Its full medical name is anorexia nervosa. See: bulimia …

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  • 27anorexia — an•o•rex•i•a [[t]ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə[/t]] n. 1) psi pat loss of appetite and inability to eat 2) psi anorexia nervosa • Etymology: 1590–1600; < NL < Gk, = an I+órex(is) longing (orég(ein) to reach after, yearn for + sis sis) + ia ia …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28anorexia — /ænəˈrɛksiə/ (say anuh rekseeuh) noun 1. Also, anorexy. lack of appetite. 2. → anorexia nervosa. {an 1 + Greek orexis longing} …

  • 29anorexia — 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. Etymology: LL f. Gk f. an not + orexis appetite …

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  • 30Anorexia nerviosa — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Anorexia. Anorexia nerviosa Clasificación y recursos externos …

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