apastia
apastia
A near-extinct term for the avoidance of food as a symptom of psychiatric disease.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Suzuki developed a diet method advocating ''eating more if you want to be slim,'' after losing her eldest son to
apastia, a refusal to eat.
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