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i noun
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.
[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.
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bulimia (bjuːˈlɪmɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pathologically insatiable hunger, esp when caused by a brain lesion |
| 2. | Also called: bulimia nervosa a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight |
| [C17: from New Latin, from Greek boulimia, from bous ox + limos hunger] | |
| bu'limic | |
| —n, —adj | |
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bulimia
1976, Mod.L., from Gk. boulimia, "ravenous hunger" as a disease, lit. "ox-hunger," from bou-, intensive prefix (originally from bous "ox") + limos "hunger;" as a psychological disorder, technically bulemia nervosa. Anglicized bulimy was used from late 14c. in a medical sense of "ravishing hunger."
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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.
bu·lim'ic adj. & n.
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bulimia (b -lē'mē-ə) Pronunciation Key
An eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled rapid ingestion of large quantities of food over a short period of time, followed by self-induced vomiting, fasting, and other measures to prevent weight gain. It is most common among young women and teenage girls. |
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bulimia definition
An eating disorder that is characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of guilt or depression and sometimes self-induced vomiting.
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Example sentences
Many of the sites dispute that anorexia and bulimia are diseases, portraying them instead as philosophies of life.
Anorexia, bulimia or another self-destructive illness seems to be a major criterion for winning the contests.
Bulimia is marked by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by self-induced-vomiting.
Binge eating may occur on its own or in the context of an eating disorder, such as bulimia.
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