bulimia
NounUS[byoo-lim-ee-uh]/bjuˈlɪmiə/4 syllables
Synonyms:
binge-eating syndrome
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnationSynonyms: binge-eating syndromeType of eating disorder
- pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)Type of hunger, hungriness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bu·lim′i·a (bŭ-lĭm′ĭ-ȧ), Bu′li·my (…) noun
Origin: NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. βουλιμία, lit., ox-hunger; βοῦς ox + λιμός hunger: cf. F. boulimie.
1. Medicine A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
2. 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 and binge-purge syndrome. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors