(an‵ŏ-rek'tik , an‵ŏ-ret'ik )

[Gr. anorektos, having no appetite]

1. Having no appetite. SYN: anorexic.
2. Causing a lack of appetite, e.g., by a drug. SYN: anorexiant; anorexic; anorexigenic.
3. Something, e.g., a drug, that suppresses appetite; an anorexiant. Such drugs include amphetamines, fenfluramine, and phentermine.
4. Anorexic. (2)
5. Anorexic. (3)