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Abstract
An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING.
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- Nervosa, Bulimia
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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BULIMIA is also available
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History Note
2006; use BULIMIA 1987-2005, use HYPERPHAGIA 1981-1986
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- Bulimia (1986-2005)
- Hyperphagia (1981-1986)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bulimia Nervosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052018. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052018
- Bulimia Nervosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulimia
- Bulimia Nervosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64513386