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adjective
1.
Also, an·o·rec·tous. having no appetite.
2.
causing a loss of appetite.
noun
3.
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
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Anorectic
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Word Origin & History
anorectic
"characterized by lack of appetite," 1894, medical L., from Gk. anorektos "without appetite" (see anorexia). As a noun, attested from 1913.
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Medical Dictionary
anorectic an·o·rec·tic (ān'ə-rěk'tĭk) or an·o·ret·ic (-rět'ĭk)
adj.
Marked by loss of appetite.
Suppressing or causing loss of appetite.
Of or affected with anorexia nervosa.
An agent that causes loss of appetite.
One affected with anorexia nervosa.
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