anorectic
2 synonyms for anorectic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Having little or no desire to eat, especially because of anorexia nervosa.
Synonyms
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anorexic
anorexigenic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνόρεκτος (anórektos, “without appetite”), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) and ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”); on the surface, an- plus orectic.
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