eating disorder

/idɪŋ dɪˌsɔrdər/

/ˈitɪŋ dɪsˈɔdə/

Other forms: eating disorders

Definitions of eating disorder

1. noun

   a disorder of the normal eating routine
   types:

   anorexia

   a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

   pica

   an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently

   binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa, bulimarexia, bulimia, bulimia nervosa

   a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting

   binge-eating syndrome

   a disorder of eating in which people go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

   geophagia, geophagy

   eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior

   anorexia nervosa

   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that one is too fat despite being emaciated

   type of:

   disorder, upset

   a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning