login
Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
| Disease Info Index | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Anorexia Nervosa
Drugs For Anorexia Nervosa
Page Options
Anorexia Nervosa | |
Glossary |
|
Text 
|
Physiological: Having to do with the functions of the body. When used in the phrase "physiologic age," it refers to an age assigned by general health, as opposed to calendar age. Obese: Obesity occurs when a person has too much body fat. Obesity is not the same as being overweight; a person is considered obese when they weigh 20% or more of the maximum desirable weight for their height. Vomiting: The ejection of contents of the stomach through the mouth; or, the material itself. Laxative: A drug that stimulates bowel movements. Binge eating: A Condition that involves eating a large amount of food within a short period of time. Seen commonly in bulimia nervosa. Amenorrhea: Absence of menstruation. Scalp: Skin over the head on which the hair grows. Infertility:The inability to produce children. Dehydration: The condition of excessive loss of fluids from the body, frequently caused by diarrhoea. Hormonal: Effects particularly caused by hormones. Constipation: Restricted bowel movements Bradycardia: A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. Hypothermia: A life-threatening emergency due to low body temperature causing rapid deterioration of the person's mental and physical state. Depression: Mental state of low mood commonly associated with feelings of sadness, emptiness, despair or loss of interest in life or worldly matters. Obsessive-compulsive: An anxiety disorder that is commonly characterized by the person's obsessive need to perform a particular task or set of tasks. Psychotherapy: The therapy that involves the patient talking about their mental and emotional disorders to a psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed counsellor for treatment. |
| Share it! |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Comment & Contribute
Medwonders Health Network
| Citing this Health Article | ||||||
|
||||||
| News on Anorexia Nervosa |
| * Dieters Should Eat 300 Calories Less to Avoid Regaining Lost Weight After Dieting |
| * Winter Born may Have Greater Risk of Developing Mental Disorders |
| * Key Events in Family Life that can Trigger Eating Disorders |
| * Lady Gaga's Eating Disorder Joke Shown Thumbs Down by Tweeters |
| * Antipsychotic Drug may Improve Treatment for Eating Disorder |
| Total News Item 215 |
Are you a member of Facebook? Become a fan of Medindia and get breaking news delivered to your Facebook page.
