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Word: Anorexia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from an- ‘without’ + orexis ‘appetite’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanəˈrɛksɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an eating disorder characterized by restriction of food intake leading to low body weight, typically accompanied by intense fear of gaining weight and disturbed perception of body weight and image
Short Definition:eating disorder characterized by restriction of food intake
Examples:- I had anorexia for four years and I was in complete denial the whole time
- officials have attributed her cause of death to cardiopulmonary arrest due to complications from eating disorders anorexia and bulimia
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