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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.
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. 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. [4] [5]
Hemostasis occurs when blood is present outside of the body or blood vessels. It is the innate response for the body to stop bleeding and loss of blood. During hemostasis three steps occur in a rapid sequence. Vascular spasm is the first response as the blood vessels constrict to allow less blood to be lost.
Internal bleeding (also called internal haemorrhage) is a loss of blood from a blood vessel that collects inside the body, and is not usually visible from the outside. [1] It can be a serious medical emergency but the extent of severity depends on bleeding rate and location of the bleeding (e.g. head, torso, extremities).
Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism [1] or autosarcophagy. [2] Generally, only the consumption of flesh (including organ meat such as heart or liver) by an individual of the same species is considered cannibalism. [3] In line with this usage, self-cannibalism means the consumption of ...
1.5% of gastrointestinal bleeding. Dieulafoy's lesion ( French: [djølafwa]) is a medical condition characterized by a large tortuous artery [2] most commonly in the stomach wall ( submucosal) that erodes and bleeds. It can present in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. [3] It can cause gastric hemorrhage [4] but is relatively uncommon.
Haemophilia, or hemophilia [6] (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma) 'blood', and φιλία (philía) 'love of'), [7] is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. [2] [3] This results in people bleeding for a longer time after an injury, easy bruising, and an ...
In addition to aches, you may notice a lack of strength and reduced range of motion in the affected area. ️ Ease the aches: Strengthening exercises through physical therapy, wearing braces to ...