appetite disorder meaning
- [Medicine]
A group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake.
- The sleep and appetite disorders common to major depression are less typical of dysthymia.
- Appetite disorders, in turn, cause malnutrition and, notably, inadequate zinc intake.
- If your child still seems unusually fearful despite your reassurances _ his anxieties persist past Halloween and he develops sleep or appetite disorders _ that could be a time to seek professional guidance.
