How do you use the word "anorexia" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "anorexia": She suffered from anorexia as a teenager. She suffers from anorexia.

Anorexia Meaning

/ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounLoss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.

nounClipping of anorexia nervosa.

Sentence Examples

She suffered from anorexia as a teenager.

She suffers from anorexia.

The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The patient was diagnosed with ____ after losing a dangerous amount of weight due to self-starvation.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

____ is a serious eating disorder that requires professional medical help.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor. English anorexia Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).

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