anorectic

Variant of anorexic

anorexic definition

ano·rexic (an′ə reks′ik)

adjective

  1. suffering from anorexia
  2. suppressing appetite for food

noun

  1. an anorexic person
  2. an anorexic drug
Also anorectic an′o·rec′·tic (-rek′tik) or anoretic an′o·ret′ic (-ret′ik)

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