Anorexia Definition

ănə-rĕksē-ə
noun
Lack of appetite for food.
Webster's New World
An eating disorder, chiefly in young women, characterized by aversion to food and obsession with weight loss, and manifested in self-induced starvation and excessive exercise, etc.
Webster's New World
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
American Heritage Medicine
Anorexia nervosa.
American Heritage Medicine

Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.

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Other Word Forms of Anorexia

Noun

Singular:
anorexia
Plural:
anorexias

Origin of Anorexia

  • Greek anorexiā an- without a–1 orexis appetite (from oregein to reach out for reg- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anoreksia), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (oreksis, “appetite”).

    From Wiktionary

Anorexia Sentence Examples

  • In some cases, the doctor may give the patients the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) or a similar screening questionnaire to help determine whether the patient is at risk for developing anorexia or bulimia.

  • Try to explain to someone you trust what you get from having anorexia nervosa.

  • The most commonly affected by anorexia are young women in education aged between 15-25.

  • Someone with anorexia will also need to gain weight by eating well again.

  • Short of major long-term changes in the larger society, the best strategy for prevention of anorexia is the cultivation of healthy attitudes toward food, weight control, and beauty (or body image) within families.

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