bulimia nervosa

English

Etymology

From Latin bulimia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμία (boulīmía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine”) and Latin nervosa.

Noun

bulimia nervosa (uncountable)

  1. An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
    Synonym: bulimia

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See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, compound of bulimia +‎ nervosa.

Noun

bulimia nervosa (plural bulimia-bulimia nervosa)

  1. (psychiatry, pathology) bulimia nervosa: an eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

bulimia nervosa f (uncountable)

  1. bulimia (eating disorder characterised by a binge-and-purge cycle)
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