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ANORECTIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person suffering from anorexia nervosa

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("anorectic" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Derivation:

anorectic (suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing loss of appetite

Example:

an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexigenic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

causative (producing an effect)

Derivation:

anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin

Synonyms:

anorectic; anorexic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

Derivation:

anorectic (a person suffering from anorexia nervosa)

anorexia (a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite)

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