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UK
/ˌænɔːɹˈɛksiə/
]
[ US /ˌænɝˈɛksiə/ ]
[ US /ˌænɝˈɛksiə/ ]
NOUN
- a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
How To Use anorexia In A Sentence
- Women suffering from anorexia are still convinced that their thin, frail bodies are fat and unsightly. Conversely, some people who are a great deal heavier than they should be can persuade themselves that they are 'just right'.
- Meanwhile, one group of patients continues to worry clinicians and researchers: adults with anorexia, estimated to make up about 35 percent of anorexic patients.
- Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, are characterised by morbid preoccupation with weight and shape and manifest through distorted or chaotic eating behaviour.
- Currently, 30 percent of Americans are obese, compared with the 4 percent who meet criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder.
- Some pro-ana websites feature anorexia prayers and sacrifice rituals.
- Mostly she wrote about her feelings about her body and her recent acknowledgement to herself that she was suffering from anorexia.
- From the sound of your letter, you may have bulimia and possibly anorexia as well. Christianity Today
- You could potentially become a victim to horrible eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.
- The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.
- Although some people with anorexia have bingeing and purging habits, the two conditions are distinct.