anorexia mirabilis

Noun

Meaning

anorexia mirabilis (uncountable)

(historical) A supposedly miraculous lack of appetite among women of the Middle Ages, who would starve themselves as a form of religious asceticism.

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Close letter words and terms

anoretic anorexia anorexia athletica anorexia nervosa anorexiant anorexic