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anorectic, a. and n. Med.|ænɒˈrɛktɪk|
[f. Gr. ἀνόρεκτ-ος without appetite (f. ἀν- an- 10 + ὀρέγειν to desire) + -ic.]
A. adj.
1. Characterized by a lack of appetite, spec. anorexia nervosa.
1894in G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. 90/2. 1927 Arch. Pediatrics XLIV. 179 The anorectic child should not be overburdened with excessive school work. 1956Amer. Jrnl. Orthopsychiatry XXVI. 751 The patient is..alternately bulimic..and ‘self-starving’ prior to the onset of the final full-blown progressive anorectic state. 1968Vet. Med. Small Animal Clin. LXIII. 769 (heading) A new approach to feeding the anorectic and debilitated small animal patient. 1985Listener 31 Jan. 12/3 This condition, which almost exclusively affects females, on average slightly older than the anorectic patient, comprises chaotic eating patterns with alternate bouts of carbohydrate bingeing.
2. Producing a loss of appetite.
1958Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 May 434/1 Determinations of anorectic effect of 1-phenyl-2-aminopropane alginate..were made in dogs. 1966Dunlop & Alstead Textbk. Med. Treatm. (ed. 10) 369 The prescription of an anorectic drug is never justified at the beginning of the dietary treatment of an obese person. 1972Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Feb. 562/1 Both fenfluramine and diethylpropion have been shown in controlled clinical trials..to have a significant anorectic effect and appear to be well tolerated and safe. 1983Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. viii. 41 Anorectic drugs have fallen into disrepute because one of the most effective agents, amphetamine, proved to be addictive.
B. n.
1. An anorectic agent.
1957Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 23) 94/2 Anorectic, a substance which diminishes the appetite. 1958Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 May 433 (heading) New anorectic. 1965Psychosomatics Nov.–Dec. 410 (heading) How reliable are patients in judging anorectics? 1976Chem. Week 1 Dec. 5/1 Gaylord Nelson's..Senate Monopoly Subcommittee has concluded five days of hearings on amphetamines and..anorectics. 1978Nature 19 Oct. 597/1 A variety of drugs active on the central nervous system, including neuroleptics (chlorpromazine),..anorectics (fenfluramine) and some barbiturates, also display maturational activity.
2. = anorexic n.
1977Times 29 Nov. 20 The full-blown anorectic has totally rejected this fatness, together with the biological..maturity that it heralds. 1983Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 827/1 He is harsh with the parents of anorectics. 1986S. Orbach Hunger Strike 14 While the anorectic comes to fear taking in food herself, she feels the need to be near it. |