| A | B |
|---|
| eating disorder | an abnormal eating pattern that endangers physical and mental health. |
| anorexia nervosa | an eating disorder typified by an intense fear of weight gain. |
| bulimia nervosa | This eating disorder involves 2 key behaviors. They have an uncontrolled urge to eat enormous amounts of food and then participate in an inapprooriate behavior to eliminate the food to prevent weight gain. |
| bingeing | The uncontrollable eating of huge amounts of food. |
| purging | Clearing the food from the digestive system. It can involve vomiting or the use of laxatives, diuretics or enemas. |
| binge eating disorder | Another eating disorder tha involves repeatedly eating very large amounts of food. They rapidly eat until they are uncontrollably full but do not engage in follow up behavior to prevent weight gain. |
| female athlete triad | A set of three related medical problems-disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis-common among female athletes. |
| outpatient treatment | medical treatment that does not require a hospital stay. |
| antidepressant | A drug that alters the nervous system and relieves depression. |
| amenorrhea | Loss of the menstrual cycle |
| amylophagia | Eating purified starch |
| geophagia | eating earth or soil-like substances such as clay or chalk. |
| pagophagia | Excessive eating of ice. |
| pica | An eating disorder in which non-nutritional objects are eaten. |
| plumbism | Lead poisoning due to consumption of lead paint. |
