anorexia nervosa
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anorexia nervosa
- /ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/
Where it comes from
From 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”).
noun AN
- An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
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noun eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight
| Español | anorexia, anorexia nerviosa, anorexia mental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신경성 식욕부진증 sin'gyeongseong sigyokbujinjeung |
| 日本語 | 拒食症 kyoshokushō |
| 中文 | 神經性厭食 /神经性厌食 shénjīngxìng yànshí, 神經性食慾缺乏 /神经性食欲缺乏 shénjīngxìng shíyù quēfá |
| हिन्दी | एनोरेक्सिया नर्वोज़ा enoreksiyā narvozā, क्षुधा अभाव kṣudhā abhāv |
| Português | anorexia nervosa |
| Français | anorexie mentale |
| Deutsch | Anorexia nervosa, Anorexia mentalis, Magersucht |
| Italiano | anoressia, anoressia nervosa |
| Ελληνικά | νευρική ανορεξία nevrikí anorexía |
| Română | anorexie nervoasă, anorexie mintală |
| Русский | аноре́ксия anoréksija, нервная анорекси́я nervnaja anoreksíja |
| עברית | אנורקסיה נרבוזה |
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title = {anorexia nervosa},
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