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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Aphagia - Wikipedia

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    Aphagia. Arrow pointing to hypothalamus in human brain. The hypothalamus is responsible for controlling food intake and swallowing. Aphagia is the inability or refusal to swallow. [1] [2] The word is derived from the Ancient Greek prefix α, meaning "not" or "without," and the suffix φαγία, derived from the verb φαγεῖν, meaning "to ...

  4. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. What to Know About Dermatophagia, the ‘Skin-Eating ... - AOL

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  6. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Slang New York Slang for saying something is over. On the wrong side of the grass Dead Euphemistic slang Refers to the practice of burying the dead. Such individuals are below the grass as opposed to above it, hence being on the "wrong side". Get smoked To be killed Slang An hero To commit suicide Slang Related to the suicide of Mitchell Henderson.

  7. List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    dura. Normally means “hard”, but in Puerto Rican slang means that someone is really good at what they do. [ 3] embustería. series of lies, something that is completely false, a "pack of lies" [ 15] ¡Fo! literally translates to "eww!" or "yuck!" it is often used as an exclamation in reaction to a bad smell.

  8. List of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    When a person or subject is "Cooked" (As an adjective), it's the state of being in any sort of danger, physical, emotional, of failure, or of reputation. Can be used in a similar fashion to "Doomed." It can also mean to have been humiliated, embarrassed, or messed up in some way. Popularized on Twitter in early 2023.

  9. Talk:Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    The pictures as they currently stand seem to be appropriate. Dermatilliomania refers to picking, which can mean picking scabs, tearing at dry skin, or just generally causing damage anywhere with your nails or (I'm ashamed to say) implements like needles, pins, or anything with a point. Dermatophagia is specifically biting.