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< anorectic

anorexia nervosa >

an·o·rex·i·a

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NOUN:

Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
Anorexia nervosa.

ETYMOLOGY:
Greek anorexi : an-, without ; see a-¹ + orexis, appetite (from oregein, to reach out for; see reg- in Indo-European roots)

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