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anorexia nervosa

Syllables: an·o·rex·i·a ner·vo·sa/ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/

anorexia nervosa noun: an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.

Noun

anorexia nervosa (uncountable, abbreviation AN)

  1. An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.

anorexia nervosa meaning in Hindi, Indonesian, Persian and Thai

anorexia nervosa in Hindi

eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight
एनोरेक्सिया नर्वोज़ा enoreksiyā narvozā, क्षुधा अभाव kṣudhā abhāv

anorexia nervosa in Indonesian

eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight
anoreksia nervosa

anorexia nervosa in Persian

eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight
بیاشتهایی عصبی

anorexia nervosa in Thai

eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight
โรคเบื่ออาหารเหตุจิตใจ
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Dzongkha
ཟས་བཅད་ནད་གཞི zas bcad nad gzhi

Forms of anorexia nervosa

abbreviationAN

Origin of anorexia nervosa

From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).

Questions about anorexia nervosa

What does anorexia nervosa mean?
Anorexia nervosa means an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
What is anorexia nervosa in Hindi?
Anorexia nervosa in Hindi is एनोरेक्सिया नर्वोज़ा (enoreksiyā narvozā), क्षुधा अभाव (kṣudhā abhāv). See Anorexia nervosa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is a noun.
How do you pronounce anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa is pronounced /ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/.

Words near anorexia nervosa in the dictionary

  1. anoretic
  2. anoretics
  3. anorexia
  4. anorexia athletica
  5. anorexia mirabilis
  6. anorexia nervosa
  7. anorexia nervosalike
  8. anorexialike
  9. anorexiant
  10. anorexiants
  11. anorexias

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