{ ‖Bu‐lim″i‐a (�), Bu″li‐my (�), } n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. βουλιμία, lit., ox-hunger; βου̑σ ox + λιμόσ hunger: cf. F. boulimie.] (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.