anorexia nervosa
noun[U]
uk/æn.əˌrek.si.ə nəˈvəʊ.sə/us/æn.əˌrek.si.ə nɚˈvoʊ.sə/(informalanorexia)aseriousmentalillnessin which apersondoes noteat, oreatstoo little, oftenresultingindangerousweightloss:
（尤指女性由于害怕变胖而引起的）厌食（症）；食欲缺乏Reports of anorexia and othereatingdisordersare on theincrease.患厌食症以及其他饮食紊乱症的病例数量不断上升。
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Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anti-depression
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning