Bulimia

Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
Also called binge-purge syndrome, bulimia nervosa
[nur-voh-suh] /nɜrˈvoʊ sə/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. a habitual disturbance in eating behavior mostly affecting young women of normal weight, characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting to avert weight gain.
Compare anorexia nervosa.
Contemporary Examples

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How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models Carrie Arnold January 7, 2015
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Historical Examples

The Best of the World’s Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) – Greece Various
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.–February, 1851.–Vol. II. Various
The First Four Books of Xenophon’s Anabasis Xenophon

noun
pathologically insatiable hunger, esp when caused by a brain lesion
Also called bulimia nervosa. a disorder characterized by compulsive overeating followed by vomiting: sometimes associated with anxiety about gaining weight
n.
bu·lim’ic adj. & n.
bulimia
(b-lē’mē-ə)
An eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled rapid ingestion of large quantities of food over a short period of time, followed by self-induced vomiting, fasting, and other measures to prevent weight gain. It is most common among young women and teenage girls.