-orexia

noun combining form

-o·​rex·​ia

ōˈreksēə,

əˈ-

plural -s

: desire : appetite

cynorexia

parorexia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek orexis desire, appetite, longing + Latin -ia -y

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