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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: 2anorectic
Variant: also anoretic
Function: noun
1 : an anorectic agent
2 : ANOREXIC

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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anorectic an·o·rec·tic (ān'ə-rěk'tĭk) or an·o·ret·ic (-rět'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Marked by loss of appetite.

  2. Suppressing or causing loss of appetite.

  3. Of or affected with anorexia nervosa.

n.

  1. An agent that causes loss of appetite.

  2. One affected with anorexia nervosa.

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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