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anorexia

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anorexia
1. loss of appetite
2. a disorder characterized by fear of becoming fat and refusal of food, leading to debility and even death

anorexia [‚an·ə′rek·sē·ə]
(medicine)
Loss of appetite.


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One of the most common eating disorders is called anorexia nervosa.
ANOREXIA is a terrible, destructive illness that has ruined many young lives and in some cases, cast long shadows over sufferers into adult life.
Anorexia is a serious and occasionally fatal eating disorder most commonly affecting women.
 
 
 
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