bulimia

 
Pronunciation: /bjʊˈlɪmɪə, bʊ-/
(also bulimia nervosa)

noun

[mass noun]
  • an emotional disorder characterized by a distorted body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by fasting or self-induced vomiting or purging.

Derivatives

bulimic

adjective & noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as bolisme, later bulimy): modern Latin, or from medieval Latin bolismos, from Greek boulimia 'ravenous hunger', from bous 'ox' + limos 'hunger'