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2. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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   Damaged cuticles, damaged nails, hangnails, etc. 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. Nail biting is very common, especially ...

3. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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   Psychiatry. Types. OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.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.

4. Proximal diabetic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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   Neurology. Proximal diabetic neuropathy, also known as diabetic amyotrophy, is a complication of diabetes mellitus that affects the nerves that supply the thighs, hips, buttocks and/or lower legs. Proximal diabetic neuropathy is a type of diabetic neuropathy characterized by muscle wasting, weakness, pain, or changes in sensation/numbness of ...

5. Serious health risks from biting your nails will horrify you

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   Biting your nails is no picnic for your teeth, either. "Constant biting can lead to poor dental occlusion," says Richard Scher, M.D., an expert in nail disorders, "so the biter's teeth shift out ...

6. How bad is it to bite your nails? - AOL

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   Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 to 30 percent of the population. Onychophagia, or nail biting, is a pretty common habit, affecting an estimated 20 ...

7. Delusional parasitosis - Wikipedia

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   Delusional parasitosis. Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a mental disorder in which individuals have a persistent belief that they are infested with living or nonliving pathogens such as parasites, insects, or bugs, when no such infestation is present. They usually report tactile hallucinations known as formication, a sensation resembling insects ...

8. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new ... - AOL

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   For people who can’t stop biting their nails or picking at their skin, a new study suggests that a simple technique could help. Body-focused repetitive behaviors — compulsively pulling or ...

9. Darier's disease - Wikipedia

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   Darier's disease (DD) is a rare, genetic skin disorder. It is an autosomal dominant disorder, that is, if one parent has DD, there is a 50% chance than a child will inherit DD. It was first reported by French dermatologist Ferdinand-Jean Darier in 1889. Mild forms of the disease are the most common, consisting of skin rashes that flare up under ...