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bulimia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bulimia has 2 senses
- bulimia(n = noun.state) binge-eating syndrome - a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation; Array is a kind of eating disorder
- bulimia(n = noun.state) Array - pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions); Array is a kind of hunger, hungriness
Derived form adjective bulimic1
Derived form adjective bulimic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bulimia, n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie.].
- A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite. [1913 Webster]
- a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called also
bulimia nervosa andbinge-purge syndrome . It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bulimia, n. Med.
1 insatiable overeating.
2 (in full bulimia nervosa) an emotional disorder in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
1 insatiable overeating.
2 (in full bulimia nervosa) an emotional disorder in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
Derivative
bulimic adj. & n.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk boulimia f. bous ox + limos hunger
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