Usually means: Suppresses appetite, reduces desire for food.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word anorectic:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. anorectic: Merriam-Webster
  2. anorectic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. anorectic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. anorectic: Collins English Dictionary
  5. anorectic: Vocabulary.com
  6. anorectic: Wordnik
  7. anorectic: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. anorectic: Wiktionary
  9. anorectic: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. anorectic: Dictionary.com
  11. Anorectic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. anorectic: Rhymezone
  13. anorectic: FreeDictionary.org
  14. anorectic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. anorectic: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. anorectic: Merriam-Webster

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. anorectic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Anorectic: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. anorectic: Medical dictionary
  6. Anorectic: Drug Medical Dictionary

(Note: See anorectics as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (anorectic)

adjective:  Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa.
adjective:  Causing a loss of appetite.
noun:  A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
noun:  A drug or dietary supplement that reduces the appetite so as to promote weight loss.

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