"bigorexia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of big + anorexia Etymology templates: {{blend|en|big|anorexia}} Blend of big + anorexia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bigorexia (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives himself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: muscle dysmorphia Derived forms: bigorexic Translations (mental disorder): bigorexie [feminine] (French), vigorexia [feminine] (Galician), vigoressia [feminine] (Italian), bigoressia [feminine] (Italian), bigoreksja [feminine] (Polish), vigorexia [feminine] (Portuguese), vigorexia [feminine] (Spanish), bigoreksiya (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bigorexia-en-noun-bQ0mKMkE Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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