See Also: orthorexia(dictionary)

orthorexia (iou)



orthorexia noun. L20.
[from ORTHO- + Greek orexis appetite, after ANOREXIA.]
Medicine. An obsession with eating the 'right' foods; esp. (in full orthorexia nervosa ) a condition whereby the sufferer systematically eliminates specific foods or food groups that he or she believes are harmful to health.
orthorexic noun & adjective L20.