Anorexigenic

/ænərɛksɪˈdʒɛnɪk/ adjective

Causing or producing appetite loss; capable of suppressing appetite.

From 'anorexia' + '-genic' (from Greek 'genos,' meaning producing or generating). The term combines the concept of appetite loss with the medical suffix meaning 'causing' or 'producing.'

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