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bulimia

Pronunciation: /bjʊˈlɪmɪə, bʊ-/

(also bulimia nervosa)

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Definition of bulimia

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

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'