anorexia nervosanoun [ U ]
uk/æn.əˌrek.si.ə.nəˈvəʊ.sə/us/-nɚˈvoʊ-/informal anorexiaa serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight loss :
Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase.
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