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(medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives oneself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.
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Bigorexia means (medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives oneself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
Common synonyms include muscle dysmorphia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.
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