/ buˈlɪmiə; NAmE ; bju-; -ˈliːmiə/ (also bulimia nervosa / buˌlɪmiə nɜːˈvəʊsə; NAmE nɜːrˈvoʊsə/) noun
[ U ] an emotional disorder in which a person repeatedly eats too much and then forces him- or herself to vomit
—compare anorexia
► bu·lim·ic / buˈlɪmɪk; NAmE ; bju-; -ˈliːmɪk/ adjective , noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as bolisme , later bulimy ): modern Latin , or from medieval Latin bolismos , from Greek boulimia ravenous hunger, from bous ox + limos hunger.