| Preferred Name |
Anorexia Nervosa |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34387 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
An eating disorder marked by an intense fear of gaining weight, a refusal to maintain a healthy weight, and a distorted body image. People with anorexia nervosa have an abnormal loss of appetite for food, try to avoid eating, and eat as little as possible. |
| code |
C34387 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A disorder most often seen in adolescent females characterized by a refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, a disturbance in body image, and, in postmenarcheal females, the development of amenorrhea. |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Anorexia Nervosa |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Anorexia_Nervosa |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Anorexia Nervosa |
| Preferred_Name |
Anorexia Nervosa |
| prefixIRI |
C34387 |
| prefLabel |
Anorexia Nervosa |
| Semantic_Type |
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0003125 |
| subClassOf |