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View synonyms for bulimarexia

bulimarexia

[ byoo-lim-uh-rek-see-uh, -lee-muh-, boo-, buh- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. a syndrome in which the symptoms of both bulimia and anorexia nervosa are present, characterized by distorted body image, excessive weight loss, and use of forced vomiting to compensate for periods of binge eating.


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Other Words From

  • bu·lima·rexic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bulimarexia1

1975–80; bulim(ia) + (an)orexia, with -o- respelled as -a-

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