anorexia nervosa

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 ăn′ə-rĕk′sē-ə nûr-vō′sə

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight. uncountable

词形变化

AN abbreviation

词源

From the scientific term anorexia nervosa (1957), from the symptom anorexia (“loss of appetite”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite, desire”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).
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