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anorexia nervosa

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. anorexia nervosa (disorder characterised by self-starvation)
  2. anorexia nervosa
  3. Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition where a person avoids eating because they are obsessed with losing weight or fear gaining weight.
Examples

A anorexia nervosa é um transtorno alimentar grave que precisa de acompanhamento médico.

Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder that requires medical supervision.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCommonly referred to simply as anorexia.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.