About The Word Bulimia
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Bulimia
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What's The Definition Of Bulimia?
[n] pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
[n] a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation Synonyms | Synonyms for Bulimia: binge-eating syndrome Related Terms | Find terms related to Bulimia: See Also | eating disorder | hunger | hungriness Bulimia In Webster's Dictionary \Bu*lim"i*a\, Bulimy \Bu"li*my\, n. [NL. bulimia, fr.
Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf.
F. boulimie.] (Med.)
A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable
appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
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