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Adjective
/ˌanəˈreksik/,
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Relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia,
  1. Relating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia

  2. Extremely thin

Noun
  1. A person suffering from anorexia

  2. A medicine that produces a loss of appetite

  1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  2. (anorexia) a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
  3. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight due to a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about their ...
  4. (Anorexia (album)) Anorexia is an album by the band Showbread. It was released on May 13, 2008 simultaneously with its companion album Nervosa . ...
  5. (anorexia) Lack of appetite and a lack of desire or interest in food.
  6. (anorexia) A condition marked by a diminished appetite and aversion to food. Often results in physical signs of wasting.
  7. (ANOREXIA) A psychophysical condition in girls  and young women, characterized by the prolonged inability or refusal to eat,  sometimes accompanied by vomiting, extreme emanciation, amenorrehea and other  biological changes.
  8. (ANOREXIA) Loss of appetite or unwillingness to eat. Can be caused by medications, depression, or many other factors.
  9. (Anorexia) A condition that causes people not to be hungry. People with anorexia lose a lot of weight.
  10. (Anorexia) A lack of appetite, usually caused by a disease. The horse will refuse to eat or will eat little, loose weight rapidly, act dull and lifeless, and will have an unhealthy physical appearance. If not treated, the horse will die.
  11. (Anorexia) A psychologically masachistic disorder of limiting food intake, thereby robbing the body of needed nutrients.
  12. (Anorexia) A very common condition that results in the deaths of MILLIONS of women each year. The primary cause is skinny models, and Hollywood waifs.
  13. (Anorexia) An extreme loss of appetite, caused by treatment or the cancer itself. In the extreme stages anorexia can be life threatening.
  14. (Anorexia) Loss of appetite or the desire to eat which commonly occurs with cancer and/or cancer treatment. Taste changes (such as a change in the sensation of sweet, salty, sour, or bitter) may also occur due to taste buds affected by the cancer or its treatment. ...
  15. (Anorexia) Loss of appetite resulting in reduced food intake and consequently in weight loss. The weight loss occurs mainly from fat tissue and only a small amount of muscle is lost.
  16. (Anorexia) Loss of appetite. This may have many causes including chemotherapy or radiation, depression about having cancer, or the cancer itself.
  17. (Anorexia) Nervosa and Bulimia Association of Kingston. This organization, a member of the Queen's Student and Community Services Group, works to faciliate the provisions of self-help and support for individuals and families affected by eating disorders; advocate for programs and services that ...
  18. (Anorexia) Teens with this problem limit how much food they eat. They can become dangerously thin.
  19. (Anorexia) marked loss of appetite that may be induced by drugs, psychological disorders or physical illness.
  20. (anorexia) An eating disorder characterized by severely limiting the intake of food; more common in females.
  21. (anorexia) An eating disorder in which the individual ingests minimal amounts of food. Emaciation, serious medical complications, and potentially, death can result.
  22. Anorexia is a loss of the desire to eat. The term can be used medically as a symptom of many illnesses. It is more commonly used to describe a psychological disorder of self-induced starvation in an effort to become thin.
  23. Anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to simply as anorexia, is one type of eating disorder. More importantly, it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting.
  24. of severe economy of style and expression [A rare use: in AHD but not in OED, MW, etc.; arguably the uses are as a metaphor, not as a word.]
  25. An agent that diminishes the appetite for food.