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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.
The pictures as they currently stand seem to be appropriate. Dermatilliomania refers to picking, which can mean picking scabs, tearing at dry skin, or just generally causing damage anywhere with your nails or (I'm ashamed to say) implements like needles, pins, or anything with a point. Dermatophagia is specifically biting.
Aphagia. Arrow pointing to hypothalamus in human brain. The hypothalamus is responsible for controlling food intake and swallowing. Aphagia is the inability or refusal to swallow. [1] [2] The word is derived from the Ancient Greek prefix α, meaning "not" or "without," and the suffix φαγία, derived from the verb φαγεῖν, meaning "to ...
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List of religious slurs. The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous ...
If you see this term in a text, there are a couple of possible meanings.
Medical slang is the use of acronyms and informal terminology to describe patients, other healthcare personnel and medical concepts. Some terms are pejorative. In English, medical slang has entered popular culture via television hospital and forensic science dramas such as ER, House M.D., NCIS, Scrubs, and Grey's Anatomy, and through fiction, in books such as The House of God by Samuel Shem ...
In text threads, social media comments, Instagram stories, Tik Toks and elsewhere, more people are using words like "slay," "woke," "period," "tea" and "sis" — just to name a few. While some ...