body dysmorphia

body dysmorphia
body dysmorphia n body dysmorphic disorder

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  • Body dysmorphic disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F45.2 ICD 9 300.7 …   Wikipedia

  • dysmorphia — /dis mörˈfi ə/ noun Any psychological condition involving a distorted perception of one s own body, esp (body dysmorphic disorder) an obsessive preoccupation with a perceived defect in one s appearance ORIGIN: ↑dys and Gr morphē form • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • body dysmorphic disorder — see ↑dysmorphia • • • Main Entry: ↑body …   Useful english dictionary

  • dysmorphia — noun Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ( bigorexia ) …   Wiktionary

  • dysmorphia — [dɪs mɔ:fɪə] noun Medicine deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body: muscle dysmorphia. Derivatives dysmorphic adjective Origin C19: from Gk dusmorphia misshapenness, ugliness , from dus dys + morphē form …   English new terms dictionary

  • dysmorphia — SYN: dysmorphism. * * * dys·mor·phia mȯr fē ə n 1) DYSMORPHISM 2) body dysmorphic disorder dys·mor·phic fik adj …   Medical dictionary

  • Muscle dysmorphia — or bigorexia (in Spanish and Portuguese vigorexia) is a disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that he or she is not muscular enough.[1] Those who suffer from muscle dysmorphia tend to hold delusions that they are skinny or too …   Wikipedia

  • Dysmorphophobie — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 F22.8 Sonstige anhaltende wahnhafte Störungen Wahnhafte Dysmorphophobie F45.2 Hypochondrische Störung Dysmorphophobie (nicht wahn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trastorno dismórfico corporal — El Trastorno dismórfico corporal (TDC) (anteriomente conocido como Dismorfofobia) es un trastorno somatomorfo que consiste en una preocupación excesiva y fuera de lo normal por algún defecto percibido en las características físicas (imagen… …   Wikipedia Español

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