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1. (n.) anorexia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by a fear of becoming fat, a distorted body image, and excessive dieting leading to emaciation.
Etymology: (1870–75; < NL: nervous anorexia)
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1. (noun) anorexia nervosa
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
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1. anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
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