anorexia nervosa

anorexia ner·vo·sa

noun \-(ˌ)nər-ˈvō-sə, -zə\

Definition of ANOREXIA NERVOSA

: a serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss