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bulimia
[ byoo-lim-ee-uh, -lee-mee-uh, boo-, buh- ]
noun
- Also called binge-purge syn路drome [binj, -, purj, sin-drohm], Psychiatry. a habitual disturbance in eating behavior mostly affecting young women of normal weight, characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting to avert weight gain. Compare anorexia nervosa.
- Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
bulimia
/ 产箩耻藧藞濒瑟尘瑟蓹 /
noun
- pathologically insatiable hunger, esp when caused by a brain lesion
- Also calledbulimia nervosa a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
bulimia
- An eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled rapid ingestion of large quantities of food over a short period of time, followed by self-induced vomiting, fasting, and other measures to prevent weight gain. It is most common among young women and teenage girls.
bulimia
- An eating disorder that is characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of guilt or depression and sometimes self-induced vomiting.
Derived Forms
- 产耻藞濒颈尘颈肠, nounadjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of bulimia1
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The study also suggested some cases of tooth wear were related to gastric acids, with dental screenings revealing patterns similar to those from acid reflux and even in eating disorders like bulimia.
The singer had previously suffered multiple health problems, including bulimia, breast cancer and emphysema caused by decades of smoking.
The "alarming" rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, over the past decade, has now become an "emergency", the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders says in a report.
It was the physical side effects of bulimia which Diamandis says encouraged her to get better, as her throat was so damaged she couldn鈥檛 sing.
It took eight years for him to recover from anorexia, but soon afterwards he developed bulimia.
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