bu·li·mi·a 
(b-lēmē-ə, -lĭmē-ə, b-, by-)
(b-lēmē-ə, -lĭmē-ə, b-, by-)n.
1. An eating disorder characterized by episodic binge eating followed by feelings of shame, depression, and self-condemnation. It occurs chiefly in young women of normal and near-normal weight and is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, fasting, or using laxatives. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.
2. Excessive or insatiable appetite.
[New Latin būlīmia, from Greek boulīmiā : bous, ox; see gwou- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + līmos, hunger.]
bu·limic adj. & n.
- Indo-European root: bhel-
- Indo-European root: bhel-
- Indo-European root: bhel-
- Indo-European root: bhelgh-
- Indo-European root: bhendh-
- Indo-European root: bher-
- Indo-European root: bher-
- Indo-European root: bhergh-
- Indo-European root: bhergh-
- Indo-European root: bherəg-
- Indo-European root: bhes-
- Indo-European root: bheudh-
- Indo-European root: bheug-
- Indo-European root: bheuə-
- Indo-European root: bhleu-
- Indo-European root: bhlē-
- Indo-European root: bhoso-
- Indo-European root: bhreg-
- Indo-European root: bhreu-
- Indo-European root: bhrāter-
- Indo-European root: bhrū-
- Indo-European root: bhā-
- Indo-European root: bhā-
- Indo-European root: bhāghu-
- Indo-European root: bhāgo-