Pregorexia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin. uncountable

    "2008, Jane Bainbridge, "Pregorexia: body image over baby?" (article), in British Journal of Midwifery, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 4 2008, page 608."

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"2008, Jane Bainbridge, "Pregorexia: body image over baby?" (article), in British Journal of Midwifery, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 4 2008, page 608."

Etymology

Blend of pregnancy + anorexia.

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