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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek boulimia 'great hunger', from bous 'ox, cow' + limos 'hunger'

bulimia

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability, Psychology, Psychiatry
bu‧lim‧i‧a [uncountable]
MI an illness in which a person cannot stop themselves from eating too much, and then vomits in order to control their weight
—bulimic adjective
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