nervosa
- other
- /nərˈvoʊsə/
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nerviosa
- Anorexia nervosa is characterized by extreme food restriction and an intense fear of gaining weight.
So I'm speaking specifically about a diagnosis, anorexia nervosa.
- So I'm speaking specifically about a diagnosis, anorexia nervosa.
- Anorexia nervosa is the most deadly psychiatric disorder by a huge margin.
Examples
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Anorexia nervosa is the most deadly psychiatric disorder by a huge margin.
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Bulimia nervosa involves episodes of binge eating followed by purging to prevent weight gain.
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Patients with nervosa disorders often experience anxiety about their body image.
Compounds
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6.1
A serious eating disorder where a person eats very little and fears gaining weight
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5.8
A serious illness of eating a lot followed by vomiting or not eating to avoid weight gain
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A small evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves, yellow flowers and blue berries that grows in western North American forests
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The back part of the pituitary gland that stores and releases hormones made in the brain
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A tropical tree that produces edible yellow, egg-shaped fruit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nervosa comes from Latin nervus ('nerve') and the adjective nervosus ('nervous'), and it is the same root as the English nerve. So in medical names like anorexia nervosa, nervosa points to a nervous or mental origin of the condition.