Anorectic Definition
ănə-rĕktĭk
adjective
Marked by loss of appetite.
American Heritage Medicine
Suppressing or causing loss of appetite.
American Heritage Medicine
Of or affected with anorexia nervosa.
American Heritage Medicine
Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
Wiktionary
Causing a loss of appetite.
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noun
One who is affected with anorexia nervosa.
American Heritage Medicine
An anorectic drug.
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Other Word Forms of Anorectic
Noun
Singular:
anorectic
Plural:
anorecticsOrigin of Anorectic
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From Greek anorektos without appetite an- not a–1 orektos verbal adj. of oregein to reach out for reg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anorektos) ("without appetite"), from ἀν- (an-, “without") + ὀρέγειν (oregein, “to desire").
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