bulimia nervosa
English
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Etymology
editFrom Latin bulimia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμία (boulīmía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine”) and Latin nervosa.
Noun
editbulimia nervosa (uncountable)
- An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
- Synonym: bulimia
Translations
editeating disorder — see bulimia
See also
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editInternationalism, compound of bulimia + nervosa.
Noun
editbulimia nervosa (plural bulimia-bulimia nervosa)
- (psychiatry, pathology) bulimia nervosa: an eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting
Further reading
edit- “bulimia nervosa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
editNoun
editbulimia nervosa f (uncountable)
- bulimia (eating disorder characterised by a binge-and-purge cycle)
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