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anorectic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anorectic has 1 sense
- anorectic(n = noun.person) anorexic - a person suffering from anorexia nervosa; Array is a kind of diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Derived form adjective anorectic1
Adjective anorectic has 2 senses
- anorectic(s = adj.all) anorexic - suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin; Array Derived forms noun anorectic1, noun anorexia1
- anorectic(s = adj.all) anorexigenic - causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug" Derived form noun anorexia1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anorectic, adj. & n. (also anorexic)
--adj. involving, producing, or characterized by a lack of appetite, esp. in anorexia nervosa.
--n.
1 an anorectic agent.
2 a person with anorexia.
--adj. involving, producing, or characterized by a lack of appetite, esp. in anorexia nervosa.
--n.
1 an anorectic agent.
2 a person with anorexia.
Etymology
Gk anorektos without appetite (as ANOREXIA): anorexic f. F anor{eacute}xique
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