{ ‖ } n. [ NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie. ] 1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ PJC ]
(n) a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation, Syn.binge-eating syndrome
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bulimia \Bu*lim"i*a\ (b[u^]*l[i^]m"[i^]*[.a]), Bulimy
\Bu"li*my\, n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger;
boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie.]
1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and
insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious
appetite.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bulimia
n 1: a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on
eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-
condemnation [syn: {bulimia}, {binge-eating syndrome}]
2: pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by
brain lesions)
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