Diseases

Anorexia

The lack or loss of APPETITE accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. It is the defining characteristic of the disorder ANOREXIA NERVOSA.

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Abstract

The lack or loss of APPETITE accompanied by an aversion to food and the inability to eat. It is the defining characteristic of the disorder ANOREXIA NERVOSA.

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1 entry terms
  • Anorexias

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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ANOREXIA NERVOSA is also available

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History Note

91(75); was see under EATING DISORDERS 1975-90

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  1. C23.888w.821.108w

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WI 143

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anorexia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000855. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000855
  2. Anorexia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_(symptom)
  3. Anorexia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254327