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The scientific name for anorexia is Anorexia Nervosa.

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Why was anorexia given that name?

Anorexia nervosa means "neurotic loss of appetite".


What is the difference between the names anorexia nervosa and anorexia?

It is just a shorter version of the full name. Anorexia is short for Anorexia Nervosa. Therefore, Anorexia Nervosa is commonly referred to as Anorexia. (As is Bulimia. Bulimia is short for Bulimia Nervosa.)


Does anorexia nervosa have another name?

Not really. For short, it is most commonly referred to as anorexia instead of its full name of anorexia nervosa. In slang terms (not medically recognized), it is referred to as "ana".


Capitalize Anorexia Nervosa?

The full name, "Anorexia Nervosa", should be capitalized. The simple and more common usage of "anorexia" does not need to be capitalized.


What is the name of an eating disorder marked by not eating enough food?

Anorexia. This is a psychiatric disorder called anorexia.


How are anorexia and anorexia nervosa different?

They are the same thing. Anorexia Nervosa is the full medical name, while anorexia is the shortened version used in spoken language.Actually no, they are not the same thing. Anorexia is the clinical term for loss of appetite, while Anorexia Nervosa(AN) is a serious mental disorder. AN is often shortened to simply anorexia, especially in common language, but technically they are different disorders.


When was the first time anorexia was seen?

Since Victorian times! Look up 'Fasting Girls' this was anorexia with a different name.


What is the difference between anorexia and nervosa?

There is none.


How is anorexia different from nerovsa?

Their is not a difference between the two things. Anorexia Nervosa is the name of the actual eating disorder. The other eating disorder is Bulimia Nervosa, and it is different from Anorexia Nervosa.


What is the name of an eating disoder that involves excessive dieting?

anorexia


When people have anorexia disorder they?

Anorexia (full name: Anorexia Nervosa) is a mental and physical disorder in which a person starves themselevs or severly restricts their calorie intake and excessively works out in order to lose weight.