anorexia nervosa
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Two years after Mary-Kate Olsen checked herself into rehab for anorexia nervosa, eating disorders turned a hypercritical eye toward every young starlet.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
He was also the first designer to ban underweight models from the runway, after the death of model Ana Carolina Reston in 2006 from anorexia nervosa.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Clinicians continue to debate how best to define it, as orthorexia can share features of anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From Slate ● May 25, 2025
In fact, until 2013, the loss of menstruation had long been considered an official symptom of anorexia nervosa.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
A peculiar type of anorexia is that striking and remarkable digestive disturbance of hysteria which Sir William Gull has called anorexia nervosa.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
