anorexia (nervosa)

/ˌæn·əˈrek·si·ə (nɜrˈvoʊ·sə)/ n [U] medical

Definition

› an illness often resulting in dangerous weight loss, in which a person, usually a girl or woman, refuses to eat enough over a long period of time anorexic

/ˌæn·əˈrek·sɪk/ adj › a recovering anorexic teenager

(Definition of anorexia (nervosa) n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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