I have assembled various key words associated with anorexia nervosa and eating disorders in general. This is in order for you to gain a better understanding for the words so that you can then better understand the contents of articles regarding anorexia nervosa.

a•men•or•rhe•a: Absence of menstrual periods. (also spelled a•men•or•rhoe•a)

binge eating: A pattern of eating large quantities of food in a short period of time.

purg•ing: The use of vomiting or other techniques to empty the stomach of food.

hy•per•ac•tive: Over exercising, characterized by over activity

an•o•rex•ic: Suffering from or afflicted with anorexia nervosa

an•o•rec•tic: Of or affected with anorexia nervosa, suppressing or loss of apetite

an•o•rex•i•gen•ic: Promoting or causing anorexia nervosa

self-im•posed star•va•tion: Starvation caused by oneself, voluntarily assumed or endured

bulimia ner•vo•sa: An eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal or nearly normal weight, that is characterized by episodic binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. It is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, dieting, or fasting. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.

treat•ment re•sis•tance: To deny or resist medical treatment that will allow one to recover from an eating disorder

or•tho•rex•ia: an obsession with eating only `healthy' food; also called orthorexia nervosa

ED-NOS: Stands for; Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. An eating disorder that cannot be specified as being one single type of eating disorder. Example: Involved in both anorexic and bulimic behavior (also called Bulimirexic)





Sources:
http://www.faqs.org/health/Sick-V1/Anorexia-Nervosa.html
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/anorexia-nervosa.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/ednos.php