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anorexia nervosa
anorexia nervosa /æn.əˌrek.si.ə.nəˈvəʊ.sə/ aep /-nɚˈvoʊ-/ noun [U] (INFORMAL anorexia)
► F0 a serious illness often resulting in dangerous weight loss, in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, for psychological reasons: » Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase.→ COMPARE BULIMIA(Cf. ↑bulimia)Thesaurus+: ↑Diets and dietingThesaurus+: ↑Mental and psychiatric disorders |