BULIMIA

bulimia

(noun) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)

bulimia, binge-eating syndrome

(noun) a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bulimia (countable and uncountable, plural bulimias)

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

Synonyms

• bulimia nervosa

Source: Wiktionary


Bu*lim"i*a, Bu"li*my, n. Etym: [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boulimie.] (Med.)

Definition: A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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