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anorectic

ano·rec·tic

UK/ænəˈɹɛktɪk/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a person suffering from anorexia nervosa

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adjective

1.

suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

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2.

causing loss of appetite

  • “an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug”
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Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”). By surface analysis, an- + orectic.

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