| Pronunciation: | | byoo'limeeu
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- [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
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BULIMIA is a 7 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | binge-eating syndrome |
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| | See Also: | | eating disorder, hunger, hungriness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An insatiable appetite, often interrupted by periods of anorexia. Bulimia is a psychological disorder that can be accompanied by self-induced vomiting. |
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