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Anorexia Medical Disorder Nervosa Problem 英 ˌænə'Reksiə] 美 ˌænə'Reksiə

英语单词 anorexia
英美音标 英 [ˌænə'reksiə] 美 [ˌænə'reksiə]
中文释义 n.厌食症
英语例句 (1) NPU tablets are well suited for anorexia patients.
(2) I think this is deliberately-induced anorexia.
中文例句 (1) 网络处理器片非常适合性厌食症患者。
(2) 我以为这是人为地制造厌食症。
vocabulary简明 Anorexia is a serious medical disorder in which someone has no appetite, and so doesn't eat. If someone you know becomes so thin that it alarms you, they might have anorexia.
vocabulary扩展 Anorexia means "no appetite" in Greek. The full name of the medical disorder is anorexia nervosa, a very serious problem that causes people to starve themselves as the result of an emotional disturbance rather than a problem with food or digestion, or simply not being hungry.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]食欲缺乏;厌食(症) Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an illness in which a person has an overwhelming fear of becoming fat, and so refuses to eat enough and becomes thinner and thinner.

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