anorectic

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
  • Adjective:
    suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
    causing loss of appetite

Word Origin

anorectic (adj.)
"characterized by lack of appetite," 1832, medical Latin, from Greek anorektos "without appetite" (see anorexia). As a noun, attested from 1913.

Example

1. Our appetites are gargantuan , our attention spans anorectic .
2. Study on the anorectic effect of some choleretic chinese herbal drugs in rats .
3. Effect of xiangshahewei pill on secretion in anorectic rat models induced by fenfluramine .
4. Sculpting portrait of anorectic girl .
5. Severely affected cats will appear anorectic , may become febrile , and may show bleeding or crusty gums .

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