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Bulimia

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Noun

1. binge-eating syndrome, bulimia

a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

2. bulimia

pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bulimia

see synonyms of bulimia
noun
1. 
pathologically insatiable hunger, esp when caused by a brain lesion
2. Also called: bulimia nervosa
a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight

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Bulimia

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noun
1.  Medicine
a continuous, abnormal hunger
2. 
an eating disorder, chiefly in young women, characterized by the gorging of large quantities of food followed by purging, as through self-induced vomiting
see also anorexia: in full bulimia nerˈvosa (nərˈvoʊsə ; nərvōˈsə)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bulimia

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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