bulimia

Meaning

A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bjuˈlimi.ə/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulimía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow, ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger”).

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