hyporexia

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).

Noun

hyporexia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A reduction in appetite; also, the consequent reduction in food intake, if any.
    Coordinate term: anorexia

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