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anorexia
an·o·rex·i·a [ ànnə réksee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. psychiatry 
Same as  anorexia nervosa
2. appetite loss: persistent loss of appetite
[Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek, "lack of appetite" < orexis "appetite" < orexein "to desire"]
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