单词 | anorexia |
释义 | anorexia (once / 33015 pages) n Anorexia is a serious medical disorder in which someone has no appetite, and so doesn't eat. If someone you know becomes so thin that it alarms you, they might have anorexia. Anorexia means "no appetite" in Greek. The full name of the medical disorder is anorexia nervosa, a very serious problem that causes people to starve themselves as the result of an emotional disturbance rather than a problem with food or digestion, or simply not being hungry. WORD FAMILYanorexia: anorectic+/anorectic: anorectics/anorexic: anorexia, anorexically, anorexics USAGE EXAMPLESSymptoms include fever, nasal secretions, poor balance, anorexia and aborted pregnancies. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Symptoms include fever, nasal secretions, trouble with balance and anorexia, as well as aborted pregnancies. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Eating-disorder caregivers and advocates welcome Marathe’s help in shattering the myth that anorexia afflicts only well-to-do white girls and women. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) n a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite Hypo|Hyper anorexia nervosa (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated eating disorder a disorder of the normal eating routine |
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