eating disorder

eating disorder
eating disorder n any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

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any of several disorders in which abnormal feeding habits are associated with psychological factors; in DSM-IV these include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, pica, and rumination disorder.

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