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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [ 3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [ 4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, etc. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.
Fourteen of the children were dead at the scene; one injured child was taken to a hospital for treatment but was later pronounced dead. [49] Most of the teachers and students were found crowded together in the bathroom. [58] A six-year-old girl, the sole survivor, was found by police in the classroom following the shooting. [49]
According to Dr. Nathan Sundgren, associate medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who treated the babies, the sisters are now all between 6.5 to 7 pounds, and "doing great."
August 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM. U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots like EpiPen. The Food and Drug ...
Sharon Stone is one proud mom. “Walking in the streets of Rome with my son before he leaves for pre med school,” Stone captioned an Instagram post on July 29. In the photo, the actor, 66, has ...
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [ 4][ 5]
August 14, 2024 at 6:45 AM. The girl was accidentally hit by her mother on Monday, Aug. 12, after she dropped markers and pens by the side of her car. ABC Action News/Youtube. A photo of the ...