Anorexia vs. Bulimia

Anorexianoun

Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.

Anorexianoun

Anorexia nervosa.

Anorexianoun

Want of appetite, without a loathing of food.

Anorexianoun

a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite

Bulimianoun

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

Bulimianoun

A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.

Bulimianoun

a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight; it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; - called also bulimia nervosa and binge-purge syndrome. It is observed mainly in young women of normal weight.

Bulimianoun

a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

Bulimianoun

pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)