eating disorder

eating disorder
eat|ing dis|or|der [ `itıŋ dıs,ɔrdər ] noun count
a medical condition such as ANOREXIA or BULIMIA in which someone does not eat enough or eats too much, and wrongly believes that they are too fat

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