noun
anorexia; loss of appetite
Medical term for a lack or loss of appetite. Often used in clinical contexts, such as 神経性無食欲症 (anorexia nervosa).
See also: 神経性無食欲症
無食欲は、うつ病の症状の一つです。
Loss of appetite is one of the symptoms of depression.
高齢者
Various causes can be considered for loss of appetite in the elderly.
拒食症 specifically refers to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, whereas 無食欲 describes the symptom of appetite loss itself, which can have many causes.
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') + 食欲 (shokuyoku, 'appetite'). The reading むしょくよく follows standard on'yomi.