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bulimarexia in American English (ˌbjulɪməˈrɛksiə) bulimarexia in American English (bjuːˌlɪməˈreksiə, -ˌlimə-, buː-, bə-) nounPsychiatry 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 Derived forms bulimarexic adjective or noun Word origin [1975–80; bulim( ia) + ( an) orexia, with -o- resp. as -a-]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gravitational lens, gridlock, hybridoma, noogie, retrovirus |