| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| anorexia nervosa |
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| SYLLABICATION: | anorexia ner·vo·sa |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  nûr-v  s |
| NOUN: | A psychophysiological disorder usually occurring in young women that is characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a distorted self-image, a persistent unwillingness to eat, and severe weight loss. It is often accompanied by self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, malnutrition, amenorrhea, and other physiological changes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin anorexia nervsa : anorexia, anorexia + nervsa, feminine of nervsus, nervous.
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