Definition of anorexia
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: loss of appetite especially when prolonged
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: anorexia nervosa
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The site included a blog that featured writing from Owens on a variety of topics including anorexia, acne, breakups and dating — and occasionally politics.
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Last year, after Hyland's fluctuating weight sparked anorexia rumors (gotta love internet trolls), the actress told fans via Twitter that her weight loss was purely health related.
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Individuals with anorexia, binge eating disorder and bulimia often feel anxious and overwhelmed when surrounded by food.
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For people who struggle with anorexia-nervosa, for example, calorie-counting can easily become an unhealthy obsession — especially if the calories are right there, in their faces, at every restaurant.
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Her death brought national attention to anorexia and other eating disorders.
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What other clinicians decided was anorexia, Flaherty called gastroparesis.
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Along with anorexia, millions of Americans also struggle with binge eating disorder.
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There may even be implications for understanding eating disorders because food’s valence may be connected to the guilt experienced in conditions like anorexia.
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Origin and Etymology of anorexia
New Latin, from Greek, from a- + orexis appetite, from oregein
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First Known Use: 1598
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of anorexia for English Language Learners
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: a serious physical and emotional illness in which an abnormal fear of being fat leads to very poor eating habits and dangerous weight loss
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