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Meaning of "anorectic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANORECTIC

anorectic  [ˌænəˈrɛktɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANORECTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anorectic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANORECTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anorectic

An anorectic or anorexic, also known as anorexigenic, anorexiant, or appetite suppressant, is a dietary supplement and/or drug which reduces appetite and food consumption, and, as a result, causes weight loss to occur.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANORECTIC


acatalectic
æˌkætəˈlɛktɪk
analectic
ˌænəˈlɛktɪk
apoplectic
ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk
cachectic
kəˈkɛktɪk
catalectic
ˌkætəˈlɛktɪk
cathectic
kəˈθɛktɪk
dialectic
ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk
eclectic
ɪˈklɛktɪk
eutectic
juːˈtɛktɪk
hectic
ˈhɛktɪk
hypercatalectic
ˌhaɪpəˌkætəˈlɛktɪk
hypereutectic
ˌhaɪpəjuːˈtɛktɪk
hypoeutectic
ˌhaɪpəʊjuːˈtɛktɪk
idiolectic
ˌɪdɪəˈlɛktɪk
orectic
ɒˈrɛktɪk
pectic
ˈpɛktɪk
peritectic
ˌpɛrɪˈtɛktɪk
pleonectic
ˌpliːəˈnɛktɪk
smectic
ˈsmɛktɪk
synectic
sɪˈnɛktɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANORECTIC

anonymized
anonymous
anonymously
anonymousness
anopheles
anopheline
anopia
anopsia
anorak
anorectal
anoretic
anorexia
anorexia nervosa
anorexic
anorexigenic
anorthic
anorthite
anorthitic
anorthosite
anorthositic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANORECTIC

Antarctic
anticlimactic
arctic
cataplectic
chiropractic
didactic
dyslectic
dystectic
galactic
Hegelian dialectic
High Arctic
intergalactic
lactic
practic
prophylactic
subarctic
syntactic
tactic
the Antarctic
the Arctic

Synonyms and antonyms of anorectic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anorectic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANORECTIC

Find out the translation of anorectic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anorectic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anorectic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厌食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anoréxico
570 millions of speakers

English

anorectic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूख कम करने वाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قهمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аноректическим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anorexígenos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anorectic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anorexigène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anorektik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anorektischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食欲減退薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식욕 감퇴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anorektik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biếng ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பசி இல்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Anorectic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anorektik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anoressico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anorektyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аноректіческіе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anorectic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανορεκτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anorectisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anorektiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anorektiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anorectic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANORECTIC»

The term «anorectic» is regularly used and occupies the 59.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANORECTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anorectic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANORECTIC»

Discover the use of anorectic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anorectic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hunger Strike: The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for ...
In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle.
Susie Orbach, 2005
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The Medical Basis of Psychiatry
Postprandial release of cholecystokinin was found to be abnormally low in bulimia nervosa patients (17), whereas, in anorectic patients, some studies found elevations of basal levels of cholecystokinin (18). Other abnormalities relative to ...
S. Hossein Fatemi, Norman Sartorius, Paula J. Clayton, 2008
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Drugs and Nutrients: The Interactive Effects
B. Development of "Tolerance" to Anorectic Drugs Perhaps one of the major drawbacks to the use of anorectic drugs for the treatment of obesity is the development of tolerance. With chronic use, the effectiveness of all the commercially ...
D. A. Roe, 1984
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Leptin
Leptin action on hypothalamic signals governing feeding Orexigenic Anorectic HI Orexigenic | Anorectic Food intake JL LEPTIN » : 6 = excitatory input/synapse inhibitory input/synapse LEPTIN Figure 1. Schematic presentation of leptin action  ...
V. Daniel Castracane, Michael C. Henson, 2006
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Effects of Food Availability and Administration of ...
Drinking in the dark (DID) procedures have recently been developed to induce high levels of ethanol drinking in C57BL/6J mice, which result in blood ethanol concentrations reaching levels that have measurable affects on physiology and/or ...
Angela Maria Lyons, 2008
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Integrating Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy
significant weight gain in anorectic patients, with 73% of anorectic patients gaining more than 1 lb/week during the average 12 weeks of stay in the program (54,55). Weight gain was similar in bulimic and nonbulimic subgroups. However  ...
Bernard D. Beitman, Gerald L. Klerman, 1991
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Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides
Substance Influx Efflux with CNS Leptin Sat Nonsat Anorectic Insulin Sat Ret Anorectic Ghrelin* Nonsat Sat Orexigenic Des Ghrelin* Nonsat Nonsat Inactive Orexin A Nonsat Nonsat Orexigenic Orexin B None NS Orexigenic GLP None NS  ...
Abba Kastin, 2013
8
Domestic Individualism: Imagining Self in Nineteenth-Century ...
The anorectic enactment of the self-destructiveness of self- denial surpasses the deaths of such angelic, tubercular heroines as Stowe's Little Eva and Alcott's Beth, translating domestic angels into skeletal women. Taking to the limit the ...
Gillian Brown, 1992
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The calcitonin gene-related peptide family: form, function ...
Physiol Behav 58:1197-1202 Lutz TA, Del Prete E, Walzer B, Scharrer E (1996) The histaminergic, but not the serotoninergic, system mediates amylin's anorectic effect. Peptides 17:1317-1322 Lutz TA, Pieber TR, Walzer B, Del Prete E, ...
Debbie L. Hay, Ian M. Dickerson, 2009
10
Psychosomatic Families: Anorexia Nervosa in Context
It is common to find that the anorectic child cooks for the rest of the family, even preparing gourmet meals. She may in general take a protective stance toward her siblings and even her parents. When the therapist finds the anorectic patient  ...
Salvador MINUCHIN, Bernice L. Rosman, Lester Baker, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANORECTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anorectic is used in the context of the following news items.
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New obesity drug gives 6 kg extra weight loss in trial
... phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine anorectic, combined with topiramate, an antiepileptic (Qsymia); and naltrexone, an opioid antagonist ... «Medical News Today, Jul 15»
2
'Bradstreet Gate' by Robin Kirman
Kovac, a novice journalist, is a particularly nasty creature: anorectic and bipolar, half in love with Calvin and also intensely envious of her — “[a] ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Diet-induced obesity impairs hypothalamic glucose sensing but not …
Intracerebroventricular administration of insulin and glucose inhibits the anorectic action of leptin in rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2003; 228: ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
4
Blog: Undulating Blubber
Look at one of these monsters and you will feel as thin as the most anorectic model. Exerting all its energy, the bull finally reaches the fair ... «Malibu Times, May 15»
5
Bile acid mediated effects on gut integrity and performance of early …
Despite the absence of anorectic effects, the aforementioned enteroprotective impact of feeding CDCd did not translate into improved animal ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
6
UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Starts Zogenix, Inc. (ZGNX) at Overweight
We believe that ZX008, a lowdose formulation of the anorectic fenfluramine entering Phase III later this year, has the potential to be the first new ... «StreetInsider.com, Apr 15»
7
I am a recovered love addict
Kristen*—a recovered anorectic and love addict—had an epiphany after her second abortion. “I was sitting in an abortion clinic with this former ... «Salon, Apr 15»
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How can a memoir convey the damage done by eating disorders …
I decided that if I did nothing else with my life, I would be an anorectic when I grew up.” For me, a similar source of inspiration was to be found in ... «New Statesman, Mar 15»
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Addicted to love in the age of loneliness
And so the anorectic pattern may remain invisible.” At quite what point one finds themselves immobilised by an invisible force, driving them ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
10
Sculptors on Sculpture: Part One
And in the case of Giacometti, anorectic. So it was against this backdrop that I began to explore both the questions of sculpture and the question ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Anorectic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/anorectic>. Apr 2024 ».
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