Definition of Bulimic

1. Noun. A person suffering from bulimia.


2. Adjective. Suffering from bulimia.
Partainyms: Bulimia
Derivative terms: Bulimia, Bulimia

Definition of Bulimic

1. Adjective. Suffering from bulimia nervosa. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or relating to, bulimia nervosa. ¹

3. Noun. A person suffering from bulimia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bulimic

1. one afflicted by bulimia [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bulimic

1. Relating to, or suffering from, bulimia nervosa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulimic

bulging disk
bulging eye disease
bulgingly
bulgogi
bulgur
bulgur pilaf
bulgur wheat
bulgurs
bulgy
bulima nervosa
bulimarexia
bulimia
bulimia nervosa
bulimiac
bulimias
bulimic (current term)
bulimically
bulimics
bulimies
bulimorexia
bulimus
bulimuses
bulimy
bulinus
bulk
bulk bill
bulk billing
bulk cargo
bulk cargos
bulk carrier

Literary usage of Bulimic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1865)
"bulimic dyspepsia has been several times met with by Dr. ... The failure of strength, which is always so great and remarkable in bulimic patiente, ..."

2. Current Issues in Women's Health: An FDA Consumer Special Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Some bulimic patients may be somewhat underweight and a few may be obese, ... To lose the gained weight, the bulimic begins purging, which may include using ..."

3. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"... bulimic Disorders: Pharmacotherapeutic and Biological Studies 109 Overview of the Definition, Prevalence, and Comorbidity of bulimic Disorders— Harry E. ..."

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