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
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.
• 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
23 November 2024
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