Definition
Abnormal or perverted appetite; an eating disorder characterized by strange cravings or aversions to food.
Etymology
From Greek 'dys-' (bad, abnormal) + 'orexis' (appetite, from 'oregnynai' meaning to stretch toward). This medical term describes appetite disorders distinct from anorexia or bulimia.
Kelly Says
People with dysorexia might crave ice, dirt, or starch compulsively (called 'pica'), or develop bizarre food aversions—it's different from typical eating disorders because it's really about appetite going haywire, not about body image!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምግብ ችግር
migb chig-er
ARالعربية
اضطراب الأكل
id-t-rab al-akl
BNবাংলা
খাদ্যব্যস
kha-d-ya-b-yas
CACatalà
disorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
CSČeština
dysorexie
di-so-REK-see
DADansk
dysorexi
di-so-REK-see
DEDeutsch
Dysorexien
di-so-REK-ee-en
ELΕλληνικά
δυσορξία
dis-or-ksee-a
ESEspañol
disorexia
di-so-RE-kya
FAفارسی
اختلال اشتها
e-kht-lal-e-ish-taha
FISuomi
dysoreksi
di-so-REK-see
FRFrançais
dysorexie
di-zo-REK-see
HAHA
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
HEעברית
דיזאורקסיה
di-zo-rek-sia
HIहिन्दी
भोजन विकार
bhojan vikar
HUMagyar
dysorexi
di-so-REK-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
disoreksi
di-so-REK-see
IGIG
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
ITItaliano
disorexio
di-so-REK-zee-o
JA日本語
摂食障害
sekkisho-shogai
KKKK
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
KMKM
រឿង អាហារ
rueng a-ha-ar
KO한국어
식욕 장애
sik-yok jang-ae
MRMR
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
MSBahasa Melayu
disoreksi
di-so-REK-see
MYမြန်မာ
စားကုန် ပြဿနာ
sar-kun pyat-sa-na
NLNederlands
dysorexie
di-so-REK-see
NONorsk
dysoreksi
di-so-REK-see
PAPA
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
PLPolski
dysoreksja
di-so-REKS-ya
PTPortuguês
disorexio
di-so-RE-zee-o
RORomână
disorexie
di-so-REK-zee
RUРусский
дизорексия
di-zo-reksi-ya
SVSvenska
dysorexi
di-so-REK-see
SWKiswahili
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
TAதமிழ்
உணவு கோளாறு
u-na-vu go-la-ru
TEతెలుగు
ఆహార అసమతుల్యత
a-ha-ra-a-sa-ma-tu-lyata
THไทย
โรคการกิน
rok-gan-kin
TLTL
disoreksi
di-so-REK-see
TRTürkçe
disoreksi
di-so-REK-see
UKУкраїнська
дизорексия
di-zo-reksi-ya
URاردو
کھانے کا مسئلہ
k-ha-ne ka mas-la
VITiếng Việt
rối loạn ăn uống
roi-loan an-uong
YOYO
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a
ZUZU
dysorexia
di-so-REK-see-a