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bulimia

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bulimia /buˈliːmijə/ Brit /bjuˈlɪmiə/ noun
bulimia
/buˈliːmijə/ Brit /bjuˈlɪmiə/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BULIMIA
[noncount]
: a serious physical and emotional illness in which people and especially young women eat large amounts of food and then cause themselves to vomit in order to not gain weight
called also bulimia nervosa
compare anorexia

— bulimic

/buˈliːmɪk/ Brit /bjuˈlɪmɪk/ adjective

— bulimic

noun, plural bulimics [count]