[boo-lim-ee-uh, -lee-mee-uh, buh-] 
[byoo-lim-ee-uh, -lee-mee-uh, boo-, buh-] | 1. | Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger. |
| 2. | Also called binge-purge syndrome, bulim⋅ia ner⋅vo⋅sa [nur-voh-suh] . Psychiatry. a habitual disturbance in eating behavior mostly affecting young women of normal weight, characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting to avert weight gain. Compare anorexia nervosa. |
An eating disorder that is characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of guilt or depression and sometimes self-induced vomiting.
bulimia bu·lim·i·a (by&oomacr;-lĭm'ē-ə, -lē'mē-ə, b&oomacr;-)
n.
A chronic eating disorder involving repeated and secretive episodes of eating, characterized by uncontrolled rapid ingestion of large quantities of food over a short period of time, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging, and anorexia and accompanied by feelings of guilt, depression, or self-disgust. Also called binge-eating syndrome, bulimia nervosa, hyperorexia.
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