bulimia nervosa

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bulimia nervosa

/bʊˈliː.mi.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/
/-ˈlɪm.i.ə-/
/b(j)uː-/

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Learned borrowing from Latin būlīmia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ (boulīmĭ́ā, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).

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

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@misc{bulimia_nervosa_2026,
  title = {bulimia nervosa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bulimia%20nervosa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}