anorexia
nounUS /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).
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Especially, In medicine Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Especially, In nonmedical usage Ellipsis of anorexia nervosa.
- The average age for the onset of anorexia used to be 13 to 17. Now it's 9 to 12, and children as young as 7 have been diagnosed, says Abigail Natenshon, a psychotherapist and author of "When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder."2011 August 8, Margaret Renkl, “The scary trend of tweens with anorexia”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2012:
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Broadly, In compounds Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
- intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia
- Derived terms
27 terms
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