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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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Passages about Lord Byron’s anorexia and the invention of the first electric battery will enrapture a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Clinical studies involving stroke, anorexia nervosa, and body integrity dysphoria suggest that problems with thermal perception can occur alongside disruptions in body ownership.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

Naomi, who is in her 30s, wanted to live at home during treatment for her anorexia so she could continue to look after her child.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

He was also the first designer to ban underweight models from the runway, after the death of model Ana Carolina Reston in 2006 from anorexia nervosa.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston