bulimic

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bu·li·mi·a

(bo͝o-lē′mē-ə, -lĭm′ē-ə, bo͞o-, byo͞o-)

1. An eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of shame, depression, and self-condemnation. It occurs chiefly in young women of normal and near-normal weight and is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, fasting, or using laxatives. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.

2. Excessive or insatiable appetite.

[New Latin būlīmia, from Greek boulīmiā : bous, ox; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + līmos, hunger.]

bu·li′mic adj. & n.

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Noun	1.	bulimic - a person suffering from bulimia diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.	1.	bulimic - suffering from bulimia

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bulimic

[bjuːˈlɪmɪk]

A. ADJ → bulímico

B. N → bulímico/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bulimic

[buːˈlɪmɪk]

adj [person, patient] → boulimique

n → boulimique mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bulimic

adj → bulimisch

n → Bulimiker(in) m(f)

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bulimic

adj bulímico

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