noun
bulimia
byoo-LEE-mee-uh
noun
1
An eating disorder marked by cycles of binge eating followed by purging, such as self-induced vomiting.
"She was diagnosed with bulimia in her late teens and got help through therapy."
How to Use Bulimia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA serious eating disorder involving binge eating and purging.
When to use it
A clinical/medical term; treat the topic sensitively.
Easily confused with
anorexia
Word Forms
bulimias plural
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek boulimia, "ravenous hunger," from bous ("ox") + limos ("hunger") — literally "hungry as an ox."