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hyporexia

hyporexia noun: a reduction in appetite; also, the consequent reduction in food intake, if any.

Noun

hyporexia (uncountable)

  1. A reduction in appetite; also, the consequent reduction in food intake, if any.

Origin of hyporexia

From hyp- + -orexia.

Questions about hyporexia

What does hyporexia mean?
Hyporexia means a reduction in appetite; also, the consequent reduction in food intake, if any.
What part of speech is hyporexia?
Hyporexia is a noun.

Words near hyporexia in the dictionary

  1. hyporesponses
  2. hyporesponsive
  3. hyporesponsiveness
  4. hyporesponsivity
  5. hyporetinolemia
  6. hyporexia
  7. hyporexic
  8. hyporhachides
  9. hyporhachis
  10. hyporheic
  11. hyporhithral

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