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· Latin
nervōsa
2 English words descend from Latin
nervōsa
, most common first.
anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.
bulimia nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.