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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. Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis - Wikipedia

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    Genetic mutations. Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis ( CIPA) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the nervous system which prevents the feeling of pain or temperature and prevents a person from sweating. Cognitive disorders are commonly coincidental. CIPA is the fourth type of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy ...

  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. 90 Day Fiance's Yara: It Was 'Scary' Taking Pregnancy Test ...

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    The couple, who have yet to find out the test’s results on the show, previously conceived a child together. They got engaged while they were expecting, but Yara suffered a pregnancy loss at the ...

  7. Dealing with water weight? Why it's happening and 7 ways to ...

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    Exercise. Staying physically active is important to maintain fluid balance in the body and prevent water retention, the experts note. Exercise can also promote fluid loss through sweating ...

  8. Dermatoses of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these, [2] this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy , [3] which is the commonest of these skin conditions.

  9. Joining the infertility community is complicated. Leaving it ...

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    But each time, I lost the pregnancy or had an unsuccessful fertility treatment cycle. Having to rejoin elicited a new level of pain. Having to rejoin elicited a new level of pain. More new members ...