anorexia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

WordNet

An`o*rex"i*a, An"o*rex`y noun (Also<
  • Anorexia
  • Anorexy
)
Etymology
Gr. priv. + desire, appetite, desire.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.

Webster 1913