"anorexigenic" meaning in English

See anorexigenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anorexigenic [comparative], most anorexigenic [superlative]
Etymology: anorexia + -genic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anorexia|genic}} anorexia + -genic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anorexigenic (comparative more anorexigenic, superlative most anorexigenic)
  1. (medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (creating or inducing a state of anorexia): anorexigénico [Portugal] (Portuguese), anorexigênico [Brazil] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anorexigenic-en-adj-l7r7Lqr0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -genic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genic: 93 7 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

Forms: anorexigenics [plural]
Etymology: anorexia + -genic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anorexia|genic}} anorexia + -genic Head templates: {{en-noun}} anorexigenic (plural anorexigenics)
  1. An anorexigenic agent.
    Sense id: en-anorexigenic-en-noun-a5nHYI2H

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