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A body image disorder principally experienced by males, characterized by excessive fear about one\u2019s body size, especially a concern that one\u2019s muscles are not large enough. Boys affected by muscle dysmorphia often take drugs, e.g., androgenic or anabolic steroids, to increase their body size. The syndrome is also known colloquially as bigorexia.<\/p>\n

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A body image disorder principally experienced by males, characterized by excessive fear about one\u2019s body size, especially a concern that one\u2019s muscles are not large enough. Boys affected by muscle dysmorphia often take drugs, e.g., androgenic or anabolic steroids, to increase their body size. The syndrome is also known colloquially as bigorexia.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"\nMuscle dysmorphic disorder - Definition of Muscle dysmorphic disorder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A body image disorder principally experienced by males, characterized by excessive fear about one\u2019s body size, especially a concern that one\u2019s muscles are not large enough. 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