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orexis

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[aw-rek-sis, oh-rek-] / ɔˈrɛk sɪs, oʊˈrɛk- /

noun

Psychology.

  1. the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.

Other Word Forms

  • orectic adjective

Etymology

Origin of orexis

1610–20; < Latin: longing, appetite < Greek órexis desire, equivalent to orég(ein) to desire + -sis -sis

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