Definition of Anorexia

1. Noun. A prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite.

Generic synonyms: Eating Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Anorexia Nervosa
Derivative terms: Anorectic, Anorectic, Anorexic

Definition of Anorexia

1. n. Want of appetite, without a loathing of food.

Definition of Anorexia

1. Noun. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. ¹

2. Noun. anorexia nervosa ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anorexia

1. loss of appetite [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anorexia

1. The uncontrolled lack or loss of the appetite for food. (14 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anorexia

anorectal
anorectal abscess
anorectal angle
anorectal fistula
anorectal flexure
anorectal junction
anorectal lymph nodes
anorectal spasm
anorectal syndrome
anorectic
anorectically
anorectics
anoretic
anoretics
anorexia (current term)
anorexia nervosa
anorexiant
anorexiants
anorexias
anorexic
anorexically
anorexics
anorexies
anorexigenic
anorexigenics
anorexy
anormal

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