anorexigenic

English

Etymology

From anorexia +‎ -genic.

Adjective

anorexigenic (comparative more anorexigenic, superlative most anorexigenic)

1. (medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia

   Antonym: orexigenic

   • 1969, Frank P. Palopoli, "Anorexigenic Agents", chapter 5 of Cornelius K. Cain (editor-in-chief), Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, 1969, Academic Press (1970), →ISBN, page 40:

     No major advances were reported in the field of anorexigenic agents during the two year period 1968–1969.

   • 1992, George I. Poos, “Anorexigenic Agents”, in Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, volumes 27-28, page 51:

     Because of its efficacy and widespread clinical usage, amphetamine has been the standard anorexigenic drug for some time.

   • 2008, George A. Bray, Claude Bouchard, Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications, page 378:

     Within this neural circuitry, numerous neuropeptides, both orexigenic (stimulate food intake) and anorexigenic (inhibit food intake), were discovered.

Translations

creating or inducing a state of anorexia

• Portuguese: anorexigénico (Portugal), anorexigênico (Brazil)

Noun

anorexigenic (plural anorexigenics)

1. An anorexigenic agent.

   Antonym: orexigenic