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anorexia (nervosa)
UK [æn.əˌrek.si.ə.nə'vəʊ.sə] US [-nɚ'voʊ-] noun uncountable
■a serious illness often resulting in dangerous weight loss, in which a person, especially a girl or woman, does not eat, or eats too little, because they fear becoming fat （尤指女性由于害怕变胖而引起的）厌食（症）；食欲缺乏•Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase, with 6000 new cases in the UK every year.患厌食症以及其他饮食紊乱症的病例不断上升，在英国每年就新增6000例。 Compare bulimia |