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Dermatophagia. 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.
This list is only documented cases, not for estimated cases. Estimated case numbers differ in significant ways: estimates are available for all areas for all years unlike hard records, and estimates attempt to quantify an epidemic in current time, whereas registered/documented cases are behind the curve , they have lag time to detection and ...
: 79–80 Her status was discovered while under treatment for pneumonia, and she died, age 20.: 9–10 Mary Burns (1821–1863), or John Burns, was an American woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the war.
Self-cannibalism. Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism [1] or autosarcophagy. [2] Generally, only the consumption of flesh (including organ meat such as heart or liver) by an individual of the same species is considered cannibalism. [3] In line with this usage, self-cannibalism means ...
This is the list of state-funded schools, colleges and universities in the Philippines. The list includes national colleges and universities system, region-wide colleges and universities system, province-wide colleges and universities system, and specialized schools.
www .ufs .ac .za. The University of the Free State ( Sesotho: Yunivesithi ya Freistata, Afrikaans: Universiteit van die Vrystaat) is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary section ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Free State Province, South Africa. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
Zanele Sifuba. Deputy Speaker. Lucy Mapena. Premier. Mxolisi Dukwana. Leader of the Opposition. Roy Jankielsohn. This is a list of members of the sixth Free State Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 8 May 2019 and taking into account changes in membership since the election. [1] The legislature dissolved on 28 May 2024 and was ...