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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.
The arteries of the face and scalp. (External maxillary visible at bottom center.) Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings. (Label for "Ext. Max. Art." at bottom left.) The facial artery ( external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face.
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.
Human body diagrams. Main article at: Human body diagrams. Template location:Template:Human body diagrams. How to derive an image Derive directly from raster image with organs. The raster (.png format) images below have most commonly used organs already included, and text and lines can be added in almost any graphics editor.
Dermatophyte. Dermatophyte (from Greek δέρμα derma "skin" ( GEN δέρματος dermatos) and φυτόν phyton "plant") [1] is a common label for a group of fungus of Arthrodermataceae that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans. [2] Traditionally, these anamorphic (asexual or imperfect fungi) mold genera are: Microsporum ...
In physics and engineering, a free body diagram ( FBD; also called a force diagram) [1] is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, moments, and resulting reactions on a body in a given condition. It depicts a body or connected bodies with all the applied forces and moments, and reactions, which act on the body (ies).
Prosopometamorphopsia. Prosopometamorphopsia (sometimes known as " demon-face syndrome " [1] [2]) is a visual disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.
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