anoreksja
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See also: anoreksją
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism; compare English anorexia, French anorexie, German Anorexie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]anoreksja f (related adjective anorektyczny)
- (pathology) anorexia, anorexia nervosa (eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight)
- Synonym: jadłowstręt psychiczny
- Antonym: wilczy głód
- Coordinate term: jadłowstręt
Usage notes
[edit]Used for anorexia that is the psychological eating disorder. A symptom of the physical disease is usually referred to as jadłowstręt.
Declension
[edit]Declension of anoreksja
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- Polish internationalisms
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛksja
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛksja/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- pl:Pathology
- Polish singularia tantum
- pl:Diseases