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orthorexia

Definition of orthorexia

noun

[mass noun]
  • an obsession with eating foods that one considers healthy.
  • (also orthorexia nervosa) a medical condition in which the sufferer systematically avoids specific foods that they believe to be harmful.

Derivatives

orthorexic

adjective & noun

Origin:

1990s: from ortho- + Greek orexia 'appetite', after anorexia

orthorexia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of orthorexia in the US English dictionary