Nervosa?

[lovefoolb4u]

Hi, I was just wondering, what does nervosa mean?

I know that anorexia nervosa is a psychological fear of weight gain, but then some side effects of drugs are anorexia, which must just mean that you are put off of your food, so what is the significance of the word nervosa which defines the difference between anorexia and anorexia nervosa?

[Eve]

I'd say it's more a phobia about food itself and sometimes eating more than just about weight.

[sqad617]

anorexia........loss of appetite.........short term

anorexia nervosa.........chronic loss of appetite due to the description given above by jenna 1978

[philandlil]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa

[lovefoolb4u]

Thanks for the answers, but what I actually wondered was what the word "nervosa" means?

[lovefoolb4u]

oh, nevermind! thanks. x

[sqad617]

Sorry....nervosa.......from Latin meaning nervous.