Eating disorders
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DEFINITION - A psychological eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat adequately - in spite of hunger - and loses enough weight to become emaciated. The illness usually begins with a normal weight-loss diet. The person eats very little and refuses to stop dieting after a...
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Primary - Absence of menstruation in a young woman who is at least 16 years old or has reached age 14 with a lack of normal growth or absence of secondary sexual development.
Secondary - Cessation of menstruation in a woman who has previously menstruated.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED -...
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DEFINITION - A psychological eating disorder characterized by abnormal perception of body image, constant craving for food and binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative use.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Brain and central nervous system; kidneys; liver; endocrine...
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DEFINITION - A psychological eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat adequately - in spite of hunger - and loses enough weight to become emaciated. The illness usually begins with a normal weight-loss diet. The person eats very little and refuses to stop dieting after a...