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BOULIMIA

\buːlˈɪmi͡ə], \buːlˈɪmi‍ə], \b_uː_l_ˈɪ_m_iə]\

Definitions of BOULIMIA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An almost insatiable hunger. A canine appetite. It is sometimes seen in hysteria and pregnancy; rarely under other circumstances.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

See Bulimia, etc.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

See bulimia

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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