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Bulimia

Bulimia Meaning & Definition
Bulimia Definition And Meaning

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

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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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