Anorexia Nervosa – a disorder characterized by refusal to maintain body weight over a minimum normal weight for age and height, an intense fear of gaining weight, and distorted body image.
Amenorrhea – absence of menses.
Bezoar formation – a mass formed in the stomach by compaction of repeatedly ingested material that does not pass into the intestine.
Binge eating – a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of uncontrolled eating such that the bingeing does not stop until the person is uncomfortably full.
Bulimia Nervosa – a disorder characterized by binge eating and purging behaviors (a minimum of two binge-eating episodes a week for at least three months), and persistent over concern with body shape and weight.
Cholestasis – stoppage or suppression of bile flow due to factors within or outside the liver.
Hepatomegaly – enlargement of the liver.
Hypercarotenemia – the presence of excessive carotene in the blood usually resulting from excessive ingestion of carotene-containing foods; may also be present in diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.
Hypochloremia – an abnormally low level of chloride in the blood.
Hypokalemia – abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood.
