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.'
Scientists use 'anorexigenic' to describe drugs and brain chemicals that kill appetite—it's the opposite of 'orexigenic' (appetite-producing), and understanding this pair reveals how the brain has separate systems for turning hunger on and off.
Appetite-suppressing drugs and compounds were marketed heavily toward women beginning in the 1950s as weight-loss and beauty aids, embedding appetite suppression in gendered consumer and medical culture.
Use only in clinical/pharmacological contexts; avoid language that frames appetite suppression as cosmetic or tied to beauty standards; acknowledge that appetite-suppressing agents carry significant medical risks and ethical concerns.
["appetite-suppressing","anorexigenic agent"]
Female physicians, nutritionists, and public health advocates have pioneered ethical frameworks for appetite-related medications and challenged the gendered marketing of weight-loss compounds.
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