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Webster 1913 Edition


Bulimy

{ ‖

Bu-lim′i-a

(bŭ-lĭm′ĭ-ȧ)
,

Bu′li-my

, }
Noun.
[NL.
bulimia
, fr. Gr.
βουλιμία
, lit., ox-hunger;
βοῦσ
ox +
λιμόσ
hunger: cf. F.
boulimie
.]
1.
(Med.)
A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bulimy

BU'LIMY

,
Noun.
[Gr. great, and hunger.] A voracious appetite; a disease in which the patient has a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food, and often faints, if not indulged. It is attended with various symptoms; sometimes with heartburn; sometimes with vomiting or convulsion.

Definition 2024


bulimy

bulimy

English

Noun

bulimy

  1. Archaic form of bulimia.