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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms, Digestive > Hyperphagia > Bulimia

Preferred term

Bulimia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Binge Eating
  • Eating, Binge

Note

  • BULIMIA NERVOSA is also available

Scope note

  • Eating an excess amount of food in a short period of time, as seen in the disorder of BULIMIA NERVOSA. It is caused by an abnormal craving for food, or insatiable hunger also known as "ox hunger".

History note

  • 87; was see HYPERPHAGIA 1981-86

In other languages

  • bulimia

    Finnish

  • ahmiminen
  • ahmimishäiriö
  • bulimi UNS
  • bulimia NAS
  • psyykkisperäinen liikasyöminen
  • ruoka-addiktio
  • syöpöttely
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön ahmimishäiriö
  • Bulimi

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002032

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