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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. Those affected with dermatophagia typically bite the skin around ...
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.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive 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.
A man on the streets of Paris, France had to do a double take when he saw the strangest thing walking down the street. Is that a — no, it couldn't be. Right? There's no way he saw a wolf in the ...
French swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers enthusiastically celebrated qualifying for his first Olympics on Tuesday – but it came at a cost.
The video, posted on Friday, June 21st, shows the three cows running through a pasture at their new home. The girls were all adopted after waiting for years and Pasado's said their reaction to the ...
Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral nerve. It is known colloquially as a trapped nerve, though this may also refer to nerve root compression (by a herniated disc, for example).
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Sofía Vergara isn’t afraid to go under the knife. “I feel like I’m going to do every plastic surgery that I can do when I’m ready,” she told Allure in an ...