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anorexia
noun(an-orex-ia)
loss of appetite especially when prolonged
anorexia
noun(an-orex-ia)
anorexia nervosa
anorexia
noun(an-orex-ia)
a serious disorder in eating behavior primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss

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