Associations to the word «Bulimia»

Wiktionary

BULIMIA, noun. (pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
BULIMIA NERVOSA, noun. An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting, bulimia.

Dictionary definition

BULIMIA, noun. A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation.
BULIMIA, noun. Pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions).

Wise words

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Alexander Pope