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anorexia nervosa
noun
Examples of anorexia nervosa in a Sentence
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Word History
New Latin, nervous anorexia
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Anorexia nervosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anorexia%20nervosa. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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