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orthorexia
(ortho|rexia)
Pronunciation:
/ˌɔːθəˈrɛksɪə/
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
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