bulimarexia
noun
bu·lim·a·rex·ia
bü-ˌlim-ə-ˈrek-sē-ə
byü-
-ˌlē-mə-
1
: bulimia sense 2
… an increasingly common phenomenon known as bulimia or bulimarexia, an out-of-control cycle of binge-eating followed by purges to get rid of the thousands of calories that may have been consumed in just half an hour.—Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
2
: an eating disorder in which symptoms of both bulimia and anorexia nervosa are present
… a woman with bulimarexia, the eating disorder that combines anorexia (self-starvation) with bulimia (the binge-purge syndrome).—Fred Bernstein, People Weekly
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