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Descriptor
English
:
Anorexia Nervosa
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Anorexia Nerviosa
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Anorexia Nervosa
Tree Number:
F03.375.100
SP6.046.182
Definition
English
:
An
eating
disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of
APPETITE
, known as
ANOREXIA
. Other features include excess
fear
of becoming
OVERWEIGHT
;
BODY IMAGE
disturbance; significant
WEIGHT LOSS
; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and
AMENORRHEA
. This disorder occurs most frequently in
adolescent
females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ANOREXIA
is also available
See Related
English
:
Anorexia
Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
24194
Unique Identifier:
D000856
Occurrence in VHL
:
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