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Definition of: anorexia
(an′ə·rek′sē·ə) noun
Absence of appetite, especially when accompanied by emotional stress and resulting in malnutrition and emaciation. Also anorexia nervosa. [ < NL < Gk. anorexia < an- without + orexis appetite]
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