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sociometric test

a self-report measure of intermember relations in a group, as used in sociometry to analyze and develop a graphic representation of the group’s structure (see sociogram).

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February 21st 2025

bulimia

bulimia

n. insatiable hunger for food. It may have physiological causes, such as a brain lesion or endocrine disturbance, or be primarily a psychological disorder (see binge-eating disorder; bulimia nervosa). See also hyperbulimia; hyperphagia. —bulimic adj., n.