Bulimic

/bjuːˈlɪmɪk/ adjective, noun

Definition

Relating to or suffering from bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating followed by purging; a person with this condition.

Etymology

From Greek 'bous' (ox) and 'limos' (hunger), literally 'ox hunger,' coined in the 1970s to describe the insatiable appetite characterizing this eating disorder.

Kelly Says

The Greek roots literally mean 'ox hunger,' which is darkly accurate—the condition creates an overwhelming, almost animalistic drive that people struggle against, and naming it after animal hunger acknowledged the primal nature of the compulsion sufferers experience.

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