Factors That May Contribute to Eating Disorders. Eating disorders are complex conditions that arise from a combination of long-standing behavioral, biological, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and social factors. Scientists and researchers are still learning about the underlying causes of these emotionally and physically damaging conditions. We do know, however, about some of the general issues that can contribute to the development of eating disorders.
Etymology[edit] Borrowing from French gauche â(âleft, awkwardâ), from gauchir â(âto veer, turnâ), from Old French gaucher â(âto trample, walk clumsilyâ), from Frankish *walkan â(âto full, trampleâ), from Proto-Germanic *walkanÄ â(âto full, roll upâ).
1 The corresponding suffix is-pathy. 2  phlebo-: Means vein. 3  From the Greek phleps, vein, which came from the root phlein, to gush or overflow. 4  Appears in phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), phlebotomist (a person who draws blood from veins), and phlebotomy (a venipuncture). From the Greek word iatros meaning physician (healer). 2  As in iatrogenic, generated by physicians, due to the activity of doctors. 3  kerato-: Kerato-is a confusing since it can refer to the cornea (as in keratitis and keratocornea) or to horny tissue (as in keratin and keratosis).