bulimia nervosa
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin bulimia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμία (boulīmía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine”) and Latin nervosa.
Noun edit
- An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting; bulimia.
Translations edit
eating disorder — see bulimia
See also edit
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
bulimia nervosa f (uncountable)
- bulimia (eating disorder characterised by a binge-and-purge cycle)