bulimia vs. anorexia
[byoo-lim-ee-uh, -lee-mee-uh, boo-, buh-]
/ byuˈlɪm i ə, -ˈli mi ə, bu-, bə- /
Sometimes
boulimia
noun
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Also called binge-purge syndrome. Also called bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry. a habitual disturbance in eating behavior mostly affecting young women of normal weight, characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting to avert weight gain.
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Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
[an-uh-rek-see-uh]
/ ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /
noun
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Psychiatry. anorexia nervosa.
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loss of appetite and inability to eat.
