| orexigenic |
increasing or stimulating the appetite.
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| Orem, Dorothea |
Nursing educator, born 1914, who developed the Self-Care Framework, also known as the Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing and the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory. SEE: Nursing Theory Appendix
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| orexigen |
Any substance that stimulates appetite.
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| oreximania |
Abnormal desire for food because of the fear of losing weight.
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| orexins |
Neuropeptides produced by the hypothalamus that influence sleep and wakefulness. SYN: hypocretins; hypocretin.
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