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orthorexia nervosa

orthorexia nervosa noun: a fixation on righteous eating.

Noun

orthorexia nervosa (uncountable)

  1. A fixation on righteous eating.
    • 1996. What ‘Orthorexia Nervosa’ Means: Steven Bratman, MD, MPH, a California physician, coined the term in 1996. It means “fixation on righteous eating.” Since then, many medical professionals have accepted the concept.

Questions about orthorexia nervosa

What does orthorexia nervosa mean?
Orthorexia nervosa means a fixation on righteous eating.
What part of speech is orthorexia nervosa?
Orthorexia nervosa is a noun.

Words near orthorexia nervosa in the dictionary

  1. orthoreoviruses
  2. orthoretroviral
  3. orthoretrovirus
  4. orthoretroviruses
  5. orthorexia
  6. orthorexia nervosa
  7. orthorexic
  8. orthorexics
  9. orthorhombic
  10. orthorhombic pyroxene
  11. orthorhombic pyroxenes

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