a medical condition in which a person does not want to eat and loses a lot of weight, often because they have an intense fear of becoming fat.
an+orex+ia
Shared component: orex · appetite
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orex
appetite
Related forms: orex · 2 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesrelating to, characterized by, or suffering from anorexia, especially anorexia nervosa
an+orex+ic
Shared component: orex · appetite