anorexia nervosa
Meaning
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
Synonyms
Translations
anorexie mentale
anoressia nervosa
anorexia nervosa
anorexia nervosa
anorexia nerviosa
Anorexia nervosa anoressia mentale
anorèxia nerviosa
anoreksiya nervoza anorexia nervosaEtymology
From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).
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