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bulimy
bulimy (ˈbjuːlɪmɪ) Forms: 7 boulimie, 7–8 boulimy, (8 boulomee, 9 bullimy), 7– bulimy. See also etymology. [ad. Gr. βουλῑµία, f. βου- intensive prefix (properly combining form of βοῦς ox) + λῑµός hunger; sometimes adopted as boulimia. The synonymous Gr. βουλῑµός was adopted in med.L. in the incorrec...
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Bulimus
‖ Bulimus (bjuːˈlaɪməs) Pl. bulimi. [mod.Lat., a. Gr. βουλῑµός, occurring only as a n. (see bulimy), but perh. regarded as an adj. with sense ‘having a voracious appetite’.] The scientific name of a genus of terrestrial gasteropods. Hence bulimiform (bjuːˈlɪmɪfɔːm), a.1830 Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 384 ...
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bulimic
bulimic, a. and n. (bjuːˈlɪmɪk) [f. prec. + -ic.] A. adj. 1. Symptomatic of bulimy; voracious.1854 Badham Halieut. 130 The bulimic propensities of the callionymus. 2. spec. Suffering from or characteristic of bulimia nervosa.1977 Behavior Therapy VIII. 258 None of the patients in the studies cited w...
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bulimarexia
bulimarexia Med. (chiefly U.S.). (bjuːlɪməˈrɛksɪə, bʊ-, -ˌliː-) [f. bulimia + anorexia.] = bulimia nervosa s.v. bulimy 1.1976 M. Boskind-Lohdahl in Signs Winter 355 Since anorexia nervosa and bulimarexia are appearing with greater frequency, I can only hope that..women suffering from these syndromes...
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dogged
dogged, a. (adv.) (ˈdɒgɪd) Also 5 dogget, doggid, doggyd(e, 6 Sc. doggit. [f. dog n.1 + -ed2: cf. crabbed, which appears to be of about the same age.] A. adj. 1. gen. a. Like a dog; having the character, or some characteristic, of a dog. b. Of or pertaining to a dog or dogs, canine. † dogged appetit...
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gastric
gastric, a. (ˈgæstrɪk) [f. Gr. γαστ(ε)ρ-, γαστήρ stomach + -ic.] a. Of or pertaining to the stomach; situated in, performed by or in, the stomach; of the nature of a stomach. gastric fever, a term somewhat loosely employed, but now usually signifying enteric or typhoid fever. gastric patient (rare):...
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canine
canine, a. (n.) (ˈkeɪnaɪn, ˈkæn-, kəˈnaɪn) [ad. L. canīnus, f. canis dog; cf. F. canin, 16th c.] A. adj. 1. a. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of, a dog; having the nature or qualities of a dog.1623 Cockeram, Canine, doggish. 1664 H. More Myst. Iniq. Apol. 551 That Canine eloquence must needs so...
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ox
ox (ɒks) Forms: 1 oxa, 2–7 oxe, 4, 7– ox, (5 hox, 6 oxce), 7– (north. and Sc.) owce, owse. pl. 1 oxan, (œxen, exen), 2– oxen, (3 ocsen, oxene, 4–6 -in, -yn, -yne, 5 -one, exin, exon, 6 oxeson), north. and Sc. 6 oussin, 7– owsen, owssen, ousen. β. 4–6 oxes, (4 -is, 5 -ys). [Com. Teut.: OE. oxa wk. ma...
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dog
▪ I. dog, n.1 (dɒg) Forms: 1 docga, 3–7 dogge, (3, 6 doggue, 6 Sc. doig), 6–8 dogg, 3– dog. [late OE. docga (once in a gloss); previous history and origin unknown. (The generic name in OE., as in the Teutonic langs. generally, was hund: see hound.) So far as the evidence goes, the word appears first...
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