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摂食障害 (せっしょくしょうがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

摂せっ食しょく障しょう害がい

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Meanings

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eating disorder

Medical term covering conditions such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

摂せっ食しょく障しょう害がいは、若わかい女じょ性せいに多おおいと言いわれている

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Eating disorders are said to be common among young women.

彼かの女じょは摂せっ食しょく障しょう害がいの治ち療りょうのために入にゅう院いんした。

She was hospitalized for treatment of an eating disorder.

Kanji

摂vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to
食eat, food
障hinder, hurt, harm
害harm, injury

Related words

拒きょ食しょく症しょう
Specifically anorexia nervosa; 摂食障害 is the broader category.
過か食しょく症しょう
Specifically bulimia nervosa or binge-eating disorder; 摂食障害 is the broader category.

Built from

摂せっ食しょく+障しょう害がい

Etymology

Compound of 摂食 (eating, feeding) and 障害 (disorder, impairment).