anorexia
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7.9
- noun
- /ˌænəˈrɛksiə/
- Specialized
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anorexia
- Symptoms of anorexia often include extreme weight loss and a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight.
- anorexia nervosa
- patients with anorexia
- treatment for anorexia
Not anorexics, but people with anorexia often die.
- Not anorexics, but people with anorexia often die.
- Well, in some ways, bulimia and anorexia are still addictions.
- But I had, I had anorexia, right?
- Autism, autism, anorexia and bipolar disorder.
- Naomi Wolf, who I cited earlier, is a survivor of anorexia.
- And you see that with anorexia.
- She had severe anorexia and kept taking syrup ipicac to make her vomit.
- Ended up trying to control myself, my life with food and gave myself anorexia, which was a bizarre twist from someone who's always been sport based.
- So I'm speaking specifically about a diagnosis, anorexia nervosa.
- And with anorexia, the brain starved of fats.
- But the idea that that's the cause of OR is amplifying anorexia, the data just don't seem to support that.
Examples
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Eating disorders like anorexia, these may in fact be very interrelated phenomena and conditions.
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As a teenager in the late 1960s, Sarah had anorexia and began to lose weight and faint fairly frequently.
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Public and professional awareness of anorexia was not at the level it is now.
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One would also expect a relatively low frequency of eating disorders such as anorexia in the region.
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Not anorexics, but people with anorexia often die.
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Later, recovered from her anorexia, she continued to faint frequently.
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For patients with anorexia nervosa, monitoring bone mineral density may be recommended.
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Bone mineral density is decreased, and fracture risk is increased in patients with anorexia nervosa.
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Self-starvation by patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) is one of the most striking features of the disorder.
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If you notice anorexia in yourself or someone else, it is important to seek professional support.
Synonyms
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3.7
A health condition where a person has unhealthy eating habits, like anorexia or bulimia
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6.8
A condition where a person has unhealthy eating habits and worries about their body
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6.1
A serious eating disorder where a person eats very little and fears gaining weight
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
A serious eating disorder where a person eats very little and fears gaining weight
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
anorexia = an + orexia
The word is built from Greek medical combining elements ('an-' + 'orexia') that are not recognizable to an average B1 learner, so the meaning 'loss of appetite' is not derivable from its parts.
Etymology
The word anorexia comes from Greek parts an- meaning 'without' and orexis meaning 'appetite' or 'desire to eat'. So, anorexia literally means 'without appetite', which is why it describes a long illness when a person cannot or will not eat.