anorexic








noun

  1. a person suffering from anorexia or especially anorexia nervosa.

adjective

  1. anorectic.
adj.

1876; see anorexia + -ic. The immediate source or model is perhaps French anorexique. As a noun meaning “person with anorexia nervosa” it is attested from 1913.

adj.

  1. Relating to or suffering from anorexia nervosa.
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