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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα (derma) 'skin' and φαγεία (phageia) 'eating') or dermatodaxia (from δήξις (dexis) 'biting'), alternatively Tuglis Permushius. [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 ...

  3. Autophagia - Wikipedia

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    Autophagia. Autophagia is the practice of biting/consuming one's body. It is a sub category of self-injurious behavior (SIB). [1] Commonly, it manifests in humans as nail biting and hair pulling. In rarer circumstances, it manifests as serious self mutilative behavior such as biting off one's fingers. [2] Autophagia affects both humans and non ...

  4. Vitiligo - Wikipedia

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    Vitiligo (/ ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡoʊ /) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose pigment or color. [1] The cause of vitiligo is unknown, but it may be related to immune system changes, genetic factors, stress, or sun exposure. [5][6] Treatment options include topical medications, light therapy, surgery and cosmetics. [6] The condition can show up on any skin type as a ...

  5. Is a Gold Medal Really Gold? And What Is It Worth?

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    Gold is trading at $59.75 per gram, so the 6-ounce gilding on the first-place medal is worth $358.50. Added to the $418 worth of silver underneath, an Olympic gold medal is worth $776.50.

  6. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    Compulsive picking of the knuckles (via mouth) illustrating potentially temporary disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers. The fingers have been compulsively picked and chewed in someone with excoriation disorder and dermatophagia. Compulsive picking of the face using nail pliers and tweezers Episodes of skin picking are often preceded or accompanied by ...

  7. How Much Is an Olympic Gold Medal Worth? Jewelry Experts Estimate

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    With Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Gabby Thomas and more athletes earning gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Us Weekly started wondering how much their wins are worth. Jewelry expert Maxwell ...

  8. Worth its weight in gold, blood, feathers and other per pound ...

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    Quarter Pounder with cheese - $18 / lb, assuming 1/4 lb weight of burger and bun post cooking. With gold trading around $830 per ounce, and 16 ounces in a pound, a pound of gold is worth $13,280.

  9. Gold Dust Twins - Wikipedia

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    The Gold Dust Twins, 'Goldie' and 'Dustie', were the 'faces' of the Fairbank's Gold Dust washing powder product lines. [1] The original (circa 1892) version of the twins was a drawing of two young black children cheerfully cleaning up together in a washtub.