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anorexia nervosa

an·o·rex·i·a nerv·o·sa [ ànnə rèksee ə nər vṓssə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
eating disorder: an eating disorder, marked by an extreme fear of becoming overweight, that leads to excessive dieting to the point of serious ill-health and sometimes death

[< modern Latin, "nervous anorexia"]
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