Anorexia nervosa

/ˌanɔːɹˈɛksiə nɜːvˈəʊsə/

/ˌænoːɹˈɛksiə nɜːvˈoʊsə/

Anorexia nervosa

an eating disorder, particularly in women, marked by body image disturbance and obsessive fear of becoming fat, which leads to dangerous weight loss

Examples

1. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder.

2. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder are statistically high among ballet dancers.

3. And she had end stage anorexia nervosa.

4. This study pulled together genetic data on almost 17,000 cases of anorexia nervosa among people of European ancestry.