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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.
Pica is the eating or craving of things that are not food. [2] It is classified as an eating disorder but can also be the result of an existing mental disorder. [3] The ingested or craved substance may be biological, natural or manmade. The term was drawn directly from the medieval Latin word for magpie, a bird subject to much folklore ...
Treatment. Iron supplementation. Pagophagia (from Greek: pagos, frost/ice, + phagō, to eat [1]) is the compulsive consumption of ice or iced drinks. [2] It is a form of the disorder known as pica, which in Latin refers to a magpie that eats everything indiscriminately. [3] Pica's medical definition refers to the persistent consumption of ...
Habitual nail-biters often chomp on the skin around their fingers, too, leaving open cuts and abrasions that could easily pick up even more bacteria or yeast.
Turmeric. Both experts TODAY.com spoke to listed turmeric, a golden yellow spice that comes from the root of a plant, as their top healthy seasoning. It's a favorite among dietitians for spicing ...
"Lots of things can be detected in the nail," said Dr. Phoebe Rich, director of the Nail Disorder Clinic at Oregon Health and Sciences University and a dermatologist at the Oregon Dermatology and ...
Related: 2. Trauma. White toenails can also be caused by trauma. "Trauma could cause white spots on the nails or even white lines (leukonychia)," says Dr. Mendeszoon. "Bumping one’s toe or being ...
July 4, 1972. ( 1972-07-04) The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on July 4 at Nathan's Famous ' original, and best-known, restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.