anorexia nervosa
anorexia nervosa
English
Noun
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Definition
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
Etymology
From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).
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