anorexia

noun an·orex·ia \ˌa-nə-ˈrek-sē-ə, -ˈrek-shə\

: a serious physical and emotional illness in which an abnormal fear of being fat leads to very poor eating habits and dangerous weight loss

Full Definition of ANOREXIA

: loss of appetite especially when prolonged

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New Latin, from Greek, from a- + orexis appetite, from oregein

First Known Use: 1598

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noun an·orex·ia \ˌan-ə-ˈrek-sē-ə, -ˈrek-shə\

: loss of appetite especially when prolonged

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