Concept information
Preferred term
anorexia
Definition(s)
- As used today, anorexia is an abbreviation of anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by severe weight loss mainly brought about by restricting one's intake of food to a level much below that required to maintain body weight that is normal for one's height, age, and sex. Formerly, anorexia meant loss of appetite and was defined as such in nineteenth-century medical dictionaries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Anorexia]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R7R18X1W-1
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