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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.
August 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM. Miranda Sipps. The mother and stepfather of a 12-year-old Texas girl were arrested on a felony charge after she died from serious injuries they tried to treat with ...
August 12, 2024 at 8:33 AM. By Sneha S K and Sriparna Roy. (Reuters) -Ascendis Pharma said on Monday the U.S. Food & Drug Administration had approved its therapy to treat adult patients with a ...
Leor Sapir, PhD, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute whose areas of research include pediatric gender medicine, shared that anywhere from 5,288 to 6,294 double mastectomies were performed on girls ...
treatment Greek θερᾰπείᾱ (therapeíā) hydrotherapy, therapeutic therm(o)-heat Greek θερμός (thermós) hypothermia, thermoregulation: thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck Latin thōrāx < Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx), chest, cuirass
Shares of ARS Pharmaceuticals rose nearly 9% on the news. The spray, which will be sold under the brand name neffy, is seen as an alternative to EpiPen and other autoinjectors like Kaleo's Auvi-Q ...
A man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who had lost his ability to speak has been able to communicate with a Blackrock Neurotech text-to-speech brain implant, researchers said in one of ...