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anorexia nervosa

/ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
an-o-rex-i-a ner-vo-sa
IPA
/ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ᾰ̓ν-, nervōsus

Usage

Inflected Forms

AN (abbreviation)

Phrases

anorexia mirabilis binge eating disorder body image muscle dysmorphia pro-ana

Frequently Paired Words

ana anorexia mirabilis anorexic bigorexia binge eating disorder body image bulimia bulimic

Questions

How do you pronounce anorexia nervosa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.əˈɹɛk.si.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/.
What does anorexia nervosa mean?
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
Where does anorexia nervosa come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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