anorectic

Other forms: anorectics

Definitions of anorectic
  1. adjective
    suffering from anorexia nervosa; pathologically thin
    synonyms: anorexic
    lean, thin
    lacking excess flesh
  2. noun
    a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
    synonyms: anorexic
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    type of:
    diseased person, sick person, sufferer
    a person suffering from an illness
  3. adjective
    causing loss of appetite
    “an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug”
    synonyms: anorexigenic
    causative
    producing an effect
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