An'o-rĕx'y, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat. anorexia, Gr. ἀνορεξία, from ἀν priv. and ὄρεξις, desire, appetite, from ὀρέγειν, to reach after, desire.] (Med.) Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.