bu ‧ lim ‧ i ‧ a /bjuːˈlɪmiə, bʊ-, -ˈliː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek boulimia 'great hunger' , from bous 'ox, cow' + limos 'hunger' ]
an illness in which a person cannot stop themselves from eating too much, and then ↑ vomit s in order to control their weight
—bulimic adjective