ANORECTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anorectic mean? 

• ANORECTIC (noun)
  The noun ANORECTIC has 1 sense:

1. a person suffering from anorexia nervosa

  Familiarity information: ANORECTIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ANORECTIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANORECTIC has 2 senses:

1. suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

2. causing loss of appetite

  Familiarity information: ANORECTIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANORECTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexic

Hypernyms ("anorectic" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Derivation:

anorectic (suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin)

• ANORECTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexic

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

Derivation:

anorectic (a person suffering from anorexia nervosa)

anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Causing loss of appetite

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexigenic

Context example:

an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug

Similar:

causative (producing an effect)

Derivation:

anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)

 Context examples 

A broad-spectrum peptide nucleic acid formulation comprised of breakdown products of casein, peptone, RNA and serum albumin, with potential anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-anorectic and anti-cachexia activities.

(Immunomodulator OHR/AVR118, NCI Thesaurus)