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noun a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
adjective suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
adjective causing loss of appetite
originBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.
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