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ANOREXIA NERVOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anorexia nervosa mean?
• ANOREXIA NERVOSA (noun)
The noun ANOREXIA NERVOSA has 1 sense:
1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Familiarity information: ANOREXIA NERVOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anorexia nervosa" is a kind of...):
anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)
Domain category:
psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
Context examples
People with anorexia nervosa have an abnormal loss of appetite for food, try to avoid eating, and eat as little as possible.
(Anorexia nervosa, NCI Dictionary)
Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases.
(Anorexia, NCI Dictionary)
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