anorexia

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”). By surface analysis, an- +‎ -orexia. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/ === Noun === anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias) (especially in medicine) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. Coordinate term: hyporexia (especially in nonmedical usage) Clipping of anorexia nervosa. (by extension, in combination) Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === anorexia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía). === Noun === anorexia f (plural anorexias) anorexia (anorexia nervosa) Synonym: anorexia nerviosa ==== Derived terms ==== anoréxico === Further reading === “anorexia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧no‧re‧xi‧a === Noun === anorexia f (plural anorexias) anorexia (anorexia nervosa) Synonym: anorexia nervosa ==== Derived terms ==== anoréxico === Further reading === “anorexia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anorexia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anoˈɾeɡsja/ [a.noˈɾeɣ̞.sja] Rhymes: -eɡsja Syllabification: a‧no‧re‧xia === Noun === anorexia f (plural anorexias) anorexia (anorexia nervosa) Synonyms: anorexia mental, anorexia nerviosa ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anorexia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025