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anorexia nervosa
noun[ U ]
uk /æn.əˌrek.si.ə nəˈvəʊ.sə/ us /æn.əˌrek.si.ə nɚˈvoʊ.sə/(informalanorexia)
a serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight loss : （尤指女性由于害怕变胖而引起的）厌食（症）;食欲缺乏
Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase.患厌食症以及其他饮食紊乱症的病例数量不断上升。
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anorexia (nervosa) | American Dictionary
anorexia (nervosa)
noun[ U ]
medicalus/ˌæn·əˈrek·si·ə (nɜrˈvoʊ·sə)/
an illness often resulting in dangerous weight loss, in which a person, usually a girl or woman, refuses to eat enough over a long period of time
anorexic
adjectiveus/ˌæn·əˈrek·sɪk/
a recovering anorexic teenager
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