anorexic
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anorexic
- /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ US
adjective more anorexic · most anorexic
- Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa. I thought of anorexic girls whose puberty has stalled, leaving them crossed between elderly ladies and overburdened children with false smiles, apparently perfect, teeth unstained, until their organs began to fail.
- Thin, skinny, insubstantial. He was also a poet on 'L' plates having published one very slim (to the point of anorexic) collection of verse.
- Having very little to no appetite (a symptom that occurs in various diseases).
Similar: anorectic
noun anorexics
- Somebody suffering from anorexia nervosa. The hospital strictly monitored the advertising materials the bulimics and anorexics were allowed to see.
- A medicine which suppresses appetite.
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adj pertaining to, or suffering from anorexia
| Español | anoréxico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 厭食症患者 /厌食症患者 yànshízhèng huànzhě |
| Português | anoréxico |
| Deutsch | magersüchtig |
| Italiano | anoressico |
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title = {anorexic},
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