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Descriptor English: Anorexia Nervosa
Descriptor Spanish: Anorexia Nerviosa
Descriptor anorexia nerviosa
Scope note: Trastorno de la conducta alimentaria caracterizado por falta o pérdida del APETITO, es decir, ANOREXIA. Otras características son miedo al SOBREPESO, alteración de la IMAGEN CORPORAL, PÉRDIDA DE PESO significativa, rechazo al mantenimiento del peso normal mínimo y AMENORREA. Este trastorno ocurre principalmente en mujeres adolescentes. (Traducción libre del original: APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994).
Descriptor Portuguese: Anorexia Nervosa
Descriptor French: Anorexie mentale
Entry term(s): Anorexia Nervosas
Nervosa, Anorexia
Nervosas, Anorexia
Tree number(s): F03.400.125
SP6.990.168
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000856
Scope note: An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Annotation: ANOREXIA is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Related: Anorexia MeSH
Body Dysmorphic Disorders MeSH
DeCS ID: 24194
Unique ID: D000856
NLM Classification: WM 175
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Anorexia Nervosa - Preferred
Concept UI M0001279
Scope note An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Preferred term Anorexia Nervosa
Entry term(s) Anorexia Nervosas
Nervosa, Anorexia
Nervosas, Anorexia



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