bu‧lim‧i‧a /bjuːˈlɪmiə, bʊ-, -ˈliː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek boulimia 'great hunger', from bous 'ox, cow' + limos 'hunger']
an illness in which a person cannot stop themselves from eating too much, and then
vomits in order to control their weight
—bulimic adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲