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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 photograph on the "Body-focussed repetitive behaviour" page labelled dermatotillomania (the photo of the hand that has callouses on the knuckles) looks more like a picture of dermatophagia. It matches the description in the cited article "Dermatophagia simulating callosities", which describes a 15-year-old boy with calluses on his knuckles ...
Female patois speaker saying two sentences A Jamaican Patois speaker discussing the usage of the language. Jamaican Patois (⫽ ˈ p æ t w ɑː ⫽; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with West African, Taíno, Irish, Spanish, Hindustani, Portuguese, Chinese, and German influences, spoken primarily in Jamaica and among the ...
Au fond du temple saint. " Au fond du temple saint " ("At the back of the holy temple") is a duet from Georges Bizet 's 1863 opera Les pêcheurs de perles. The libretto was written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. Generally known as " The Pearl Fishers' Duet ", it is one of the most popular numbers in Western opera – it appeared on seven ...
Mint. Consuming fresh or dried mint may also help strengthen the brain, Naidoo says, noting that the dried spice is more concentrated than the fresh one. “Mint has a powerful antioxidant called ...
The Yellowstone star posed on the French festival’s red carpet alongside daughters Annie, 40, and Lily, 37, whom he shares with ex-wife Cindy Silva, as well as his youngest children, Cayden, 17 ...
List of English translations of. De rerum natura. Lucretius, Roman poet; and Hutchinson, possibly his earliest English translator. De rerum natura (usually translated as On the Nature of Things) is a philosophical epic poem written by Lucretius in Latin around 55 BCE. The poem was lost during the Middle Ages, rediscovered in 1417, and first ...
Bring the water to a boil, then add 1 cup of milk (I typically use whole milk) and 1/2 to 3/4 cup of unsalted butter. Reduce the heat to low, then add 6 ears of husked corn. Cook on low for 15 ...