| Definitions | | anorectic |
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noun
- A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
adjective
- Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
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- Causing a loss of appetite.
Etymology: From Greek á "without appetite", from á- "without" + á "to desire".
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