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bu·li·mi·a

 (bo͝o-lē′mē-ə, -lĭm′ē-ə, bo͞o-, byo͞o-)
n.
1. An eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of shame, depression, and self-condemnation. It occurs chiefly in young women of normal and near-normal weight and is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, fasting, or using laxatives. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.
2. Excessive or insatiable appetite.

[New Latin būlīmia, from Greek boulīmiā : bous, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + līmos, hunger.]

bu·li′mic adj. & n.
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bulimia

(bjuːˈlɪmɪə)
n
1. (Pathology) pathologically insatiable hunger, esp when caused by a brain lesion
2. (Psychiatry) Also called: bulimia nervosa a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
[C17: from New Latin, from Greek boulimia, from bous ox + limos hunger]
buˈlimic n, adj
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bu•lim•i•a

(byuˈlɪm i ə, -ˈli mi ə, bu-)

n.
1. Also called bulim′ia ner•vo′sa (nɜrˈvoʊ sə) a habitual disturbance in eating behavior characterized by bouts of excessive eating followed by self-induced vomiting, purging with laxatives, strenuous exercise, or fasting.
2. Also called hyperphagia. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
[1590–1600; earlier b(o)ulimy < Greek boulīmía extreme hunger]
bu•lim′ic, adj., n.
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bu·li·mi·a

(bo͞o-lē′mē-ə)
An eating disorder in which episodes of binge eating are followed by fasting, self-induced vomiting, or other measures to prevent weight gain. It is most common among young women of normal or nearly normal weight.
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bulimia, boulimia

a raging hunger or voracious appetite. — bulimic, boulimic, bulimiac, boulimiac, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
a raging hunger or voracious appetite. Cf. hyperorexia. — bulimic, boulimic, bulimiac, boulimiac, adj.
See also: Food and Nutrition
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bulimia - a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
eating disorder - a disorder of the normal eating routine
2.bulimia - pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
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Translations
الشَرَه الَمرَصِيّضَوْر ، سُعار
bulimie
bulimi
bulimia
bulimija
bulimia
過食症
과식증
bulimija
bulimija
bulímia
bulimi
bulimiadoymazlık
chứng cuồng ăn vô độ

bulimia

[bjuːˈlɪmɪə] Nbulimia f
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bulimia

[buːˈlɪmiə] nboulimie f
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bulimia

nBulimie f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bulimia

[bəˈlɪmɪə] nbulimia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bulimia

(bjuːglimiə) noun
an eating disorder in which a person eats excessive amounts of food and then vomits in order not to gain weight.
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bulimia

الشَرَه الَمرَصِيّ bulimie bulimi Bulimie βουλιμία bulimia bulimia boulimie bulimija bulimia 過食症 과식증 boulimie bulimi bulimia bulimia булимия bulimi โรคผิดปรกติทางอารมณ์ที่กินมากไปแล้วอาเจียนออก bulimia chứng cuồng ăn vô độ 暴食症
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bulimia

n bulimia
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References in periodicals archive ?
While she was still alive, Princess Diana battled bulimia, and she also struggled with her marriage to Prince Charles.
|ANOREXIA NERVOSA - when you try to keep your weight as low as possible by not eating enough food, exercising too much, or both BULIMIA - when you sometimes lose control and eat a lot of food in a very short amount of time (binging) and are then deliberately sick, use laxatives (medication to help you poo), restrict what you eat or do too much exercise to try to stop yourself gaining weight |BINGE EATING DISORDER (BED) - when you regularly lose control of your eating, eat large portions of food all at once until you feel uncomfortably full, and are then often upset or guilty OTHER SPECIFIED FEEDING OR EATING DISORDER (OSFED) - when your symptoms don't exactly match those of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder, but it doesn't mean it's a less serious illness
TOP rugby referee Nigel Owens has revealed that his battle with bulimia resurfaced over the Christmas period.
It's estimated that 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder -- such as anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating -- at some point in their life.
Q I believe that my grandmother, 62, has bulimia. After meals, she often forces herself to throw up.
In secret tapes recorded by the late Princess of Wales and only now made public, she claims Charles made a comment about her weight which set off her bulimia.
Integrative Cognitive-Affective Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: A Treatment Manual
A WOMAN who made herself sick up to 10 times a day for a decade has told how her desire to be like Posh Spice left her battling bulimia.
Bulimia nervosa is another serious eating disorder among women.
As for bulimia nervosa, it is the combined interaction of a powerful urge to overeat, attempts to avoid the fattening effects of food by inducing vomiting or abusing laxatives, an uncontrollable fear of fatness and a self-evaluation based essentially on body shape and weight.
In a country with starving people in the millions, bulimia nervosa is both ironic and obscene.
Dr Chris Steele from 'This Morning GP' said that the mum-of-two lost a lot of weight in two years and the damage to the knuckles seen in the snaps hints at bulimia, the Mirror reported.