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an⋅o⋅rex⋅ic

  [an-uh-rek-sik]
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–noun
1. a person suffering from anorexia or esp. anorexia nervosa.
–adjective
2. anorectic.
Origin:
1960–65; anorex(ia) + -ic
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an⋅o⋅rec⋅tic

  [an-uh-rek-tik]
–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.
Also, an⋅o⋅ret⋅ic  [an-uh-ret-ik] , anorexic.

Origin:
1895–1900; an- 1 + orectic
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an·o·rex·ic   (ān'ə-rěk'sĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Suffering from or afflicted with anorexia nervosa.
  2. Anorectic.
  3. Characterized by severe economy of style and expression: "The book consists of nineteen rather anorexic stories, stripped of all but vestigial traces of emotion and often of plot" (Madison Smartt Bell).
an'o·rex'ic n.
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Main Entry: 1an·orex·ic
Pronunciation: -'rek-sik
Function: adjective
1 : ANORECTIC 1a, 2
2 : affected with anorexia nervosa

Main Entry: 2anorexic
Function: noun
: a person affected with anorexia nervosa
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Language Translation for : anorexic
Spanish: anoréxico,
German: magersüchtig,
Japanese: 拒食症
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anorexic an·o·rex·ic (ān'ə-rěk'sĭk)
adj.
Relating to or suffering from anorexia nervosa.

an'o·rex'ic n.

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