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Bulimy   Listen
noun
Bulimy, Bulimia  n.  
1.
(Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
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.






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