Look up: Eating Disorder

1. eating disorder
   [n] - a disorder of the normal eating routine
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2. eating disorder
   noun a disorder of the normal eating routine
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3. eating disorder
   any in a group of disorders in which abnormal feeding habits are associated with psychological factors. Characteristics may include a distorted attitude toward eating, handling and hoarding food in unusual ways, loss of body weight, nutritional deficiencies, dental erosion, electrolyte imbalances, and denial of extreme th...
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4. eating disorder
   (from the article `mental disorder`) Two of the more common eating disorders involve not only abnormalities of eating behaviour but also distortions in body perception. Anorexia nervosa ... Anorexia nervosa usually starts in late adolescence and is about 20 times more common in girls than in boys. This disorder is characterized by a ......
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5. Eating Disorder
   An extreme, harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death. An individual becomes overly worried about weight gain and goes to extreme measures to control their daily caloric intake. Eatiang disorders can have negative effects in a woman that is trying to conceive, pregnant or breastfeeding. Narrower term(s): Anorexia B...
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6. eating disorder
   Any obsessive and abnormal eating pattern that has been adopted to cope with inner psychological or emotional stress. Eating disorders include anorexia (a disinclination to eat), bulimia (`binge` eating), and compulsive dieting. Methods used to control food intake may include fasting, purging, or the use of slimming pills, diuretics, or l...
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