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| an·o·rec·tic [ ànnə réktik ] |
adjective |
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relating to pathological appetite loss: relating to pathological loss of appetite
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noun (plural an·o·rec·tics) |
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appetite-suppressing medication: a medicine that suppresses the appetite
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek anorektos "without appetite" < orexein "to desire"] |