bulimia
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- noun
- /bjuˈlɪmiə/
- Specialized
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bulimia nerviosa
- Anorexia and bulimia can cause an irregular heartbeat, which can lead to cardiac arrest and death.
- bulimia nervosa
- anorexia and bulimia
- patients with bulimia
It became a full blown, became full blown bulimia my first year as a Marine.
- It became a full blown, became full blown bulimia my first year as a Marine.
- Then there was another story that came out later about her having struggles with bulimia and alcoholism.
- Some of those same drugs like Adderall, Vyvanse, and things of that sort can also be used to treat bulimia and binge eating disorder.
- For people that struggle with binge eating and bulimia, I do recommend pursuing outpatient CBT or DBT just because you know, those were research based programs.
- Exercise in the brain, OCD, bulimia, binge eating disorder.
- Well, in some ways, bulimia and anorexia are still addictions.
- So I was going to do it with bulimia and found to my dismay, that we could reorganize the families just right.
Examples
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Generally, an eating disorder manifests as one of four identifiable conditions: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and emotional overeating.
Academic text (2015) -
The two most commonly mentioned eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Academic text (1997) -
But you gotta get a handle on this bulimia business.
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It's all about bulimia in this house and I totally get that.
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We did a show last year on bulimia.
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Then there was another story that came out later about her having struggles with bulimia and alcoholism.
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Experts say that there is no cure, but I've learned that my bulimia can be controlled.
Fiction book (2002) -
However, patients with bulimia nervosa are typically not underweight and, therefore, are more likely to go unnoticed.
Academic text (2003) -
Most studies conducted on such behavior focus primarily on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Academic text (2004) -
Many young people struggle with bulimia as they try to cope with societal pressures regarding body image.
Synonyms
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A serious illness of eating a lot followed by vomiting or not eating to avoid weight gain
A serious eating problem where people eat large amounts then make themselves throw up or fast to avoid weight gain
A pattern of eating where a person repeatedly eats a large amount then makes themselves vomit
A condition where a person eats a lot and then avoids food, often vomiting or fasting
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A serious eating problem when a person does not eat and becomes very thin
Compounds
- Specialized
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A serious illness of eating a lot followed by vomiting or not eating to avoid weight gain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bulimia comes from Greek parts bous 'ox' and limos 'hunger', giving the image of 'ox-hunger' or an extreme appetite. That's why the word now names the eating disorder where people have episodes of very large eating called 'binges' and then try to avoid weight gain.