anorexia nervosa
анорексія
анорексия, нервная анорексия
Anorexia nervosa, Anorexia mentalis, Magersucht
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of…An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
/ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
Anorexia nervosa, Anorexia mentalis, Magersucht
аноре́ксияanoréksija, нервная анорекси́яnervnaja anoreksíja
аноре́ксіяanoréksija
More definitions
- (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight:
Русский
By meaning 1
eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight:
Origin
From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appeFrom the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).
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