Bulimia \Bu*lim"i*a\, Bulimy \Bu"li*my\, n. [NL. bulimia, fr.
Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger; boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf.
F. boulimie.]
(Med.)
A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable
appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |