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Meaning of ANOREXIA

Pronunciation:  `anu'rekseeu

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 Definition: [n]  a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
 
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 See Also: anorexia nervosa, eating disorder

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`o*rex"i*a\, Anorexy \An"o*rex`y\n. [Gr. ?; 'an
priv. + ? desire, appetite, ? desire.] (Med.)
Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. --Coxe.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: 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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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Loss of appetite.
 
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