Bulimia-nervosa Definition

noun

An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

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Origin of Bulimia-nervosa

  • From Latin bulimia, from Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulÄ«mia, “ravenous hunger"), from βοῦς (bous, “ox") + λιμός (lÄ«mos, “hunger, famine").

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Bulimia-nervosa Sentence Examples

  • People with bulimia nervosa crave food and binge eat, tho they are not emaciated.

  • The most common are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

  • These conditions are known as an eating disorder, and can include anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

  • Anorexia is mentioned often as a prevalent and hugely problematic eating disorder yet bulimia nervosa is even more common than anorexia.

  • Since this disease is so complex and so hard to treat, bulimia nervosa testimonials of recovery are very important.

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