bulimia

/bʊˈlɪmiə/

/buˈlimiə/

Other forms: bulimias

Definitions of bulimia

1. noun

   a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
   synonyms: binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa, bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa

   type of:

   eating disorder

   a disorder of the normal eating routine
2. noun

   pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
   synonyms: hyperphagia

   type of:

   hunger, hungriness

   a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation