anorexia

[an-uh-rek-see-uh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /

NOUN

anorexia nervosa

Synonyms

WEAK

food aversion loss of appetite

NOUN

emaciation

Synonyms

STRONG

atrophy attenuation boniness consumption malnutrition marasmus skinniness starvation tabes thinness undernourishment wasting withering

WEAK

haggardness wasting away

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If defective vision is undoubtedly one of the causes of squint, we must seek for the grounds upon which it has been taken to be a consequence of squint, and described as amblyopia ex anopsia.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

Leber, who does not seem to recognise the existence of congenital amblyopia, has shown quite a special predilection for amblyopia ex anopsia.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

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