anorexia nervosa

n. mental disorder characterized by avoidance of food and compulsive weight control that sometimes leads to self-starvation (Psychiatry)

For the symphonic black metal band, see Anorexia Nervosa (band)''For other uses, see Anorexia Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects adolescent females all over the world, however approximately 10% of all afflicted are male. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, and sociological components.
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Noun
1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
(hypernym) anorexia
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine

anorexia nervosa, eating disorder characterized by avoidance of food and compulsive weight control