bulimia, boulimia

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(bū-lim′ē-ă)

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(boo-lim′ē-ă)
(bū-lē′mē-ă)
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[Gr. boulimia, ravenous hunger, fr bous, ox + limos, hunger]
Disease of excessive and insatiable appetite.
bulimic (bū-lim′ik) (boo-lim′ik) (bū-lē′mik) (boo-lē′mik), adj.

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(boo-lim′ē-ă)
(bū-lē′mē-ă)
(boo-lē′mē-ă)
[Gr. boulimia, ravenous hunger, fr bous, ox + limos, hunger]
Disease of excessive and insatiable appetite.
bulimic (bū-lim′ik) (boo-lim′ik) (bū-lē′mik) (boo-lē′mik), adj.

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