anorexia nervosa

== English == === Etymology === From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”). === Noun === anorexia nervosa (uncountable) An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight. ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === anorexia nervosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === From New Latin anorexia nervosa. === Noun === anorexia nervosa (pathology) anorexia nervosa (serious eating disorder) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== anoreksia (colloquial) laihuushäiriö (rare) == Portuguese == === Noun === anorexia nervosa f (uncountable) anorexia nervosa (disorder characterised by self-starvation) === Further reading === “anorexia nervosa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026