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anorexia

[an-uh-rek-see-uh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /
NOUN
anorexia nervosa
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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

Three years ago, the organization’s then-chief legal advocacy officer—recently promoted to CEO—promised that Colorado’s legislation “does not and was never intended to apply to a person whose only diagnosis is anorexia nervosa.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 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

He stopped using models with low body mass indexes when one - Ana Carolina Reston - died of anorexia.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston