anorexia
/ˌænəˈrɛksiə/
noun
- A serious eating disorder in which a person has an intense fear of gaining weight and severely limits the amount of food they eat, leading to very low body weight.
- Doctors emphasize that anorexia is a mental health condition, not a lifestyle choice.
- Anorexia affects both teenagers and adults around the world.
- She was diagnosed with anorexia after losing too much weight.
- A general loss of appetite for food, often due to illness or medication.
- The patient's anorexia was a side effect of the chemotherapy.
- Elderly people sometimes experience anorexia because of changes in taste.
- After the fever broke, his anorexia slowly went away.