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TOPIK 6noun

거식증

geosikjeung [거식쯩]

거식증이 · 거식증을

anorexia (nervosa)

Example

무리한 다이어트가 거식증으로 이어질 수 있어요.

Extreme dieting can lead to anorexia.

Word parts

거 refuse식 food증 symptom

Literally 'refusing-food condition'.

Good to know

Pronounced [거식쯩]; its counterpart is 폭식증, and both fall under 식이장애.