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- [nur-voh-suh]
- /nɜrˈvoʊ sə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nur-voh-suh]
- /nɜrˈvoʊ sə/
Definitions of anorexia nervosa words
- noun anorexia nervosa an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation. 1
- noun anorexia nervosa An eating disorder characterized by self starvation due to a fear of gaining weight. 0
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Origin of anorexia nervosa
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < New Latin: nervous anorexia
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anorexia nervosa popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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noun anorexia nervosa
- anorexia — Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
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