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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.
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 humans. [3]
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]
Pulmonology. Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects; some congenital. This is mostly of the heart and lungs. [ 2][ 3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known ...
A bonnet macaque thumb sucking. Thumb sucking is a behavior found in humans, chimpanzees, captive ring-tailed lemurs, [ 1] and other primates. [ 2] It usually involves placing the thumb into the mouth and rhythmically repeating sucking contact for a prolonged duration. It can also be accomplished with any organ within reach (such as other ...
Pretty much the instant the woman took off running in the clip, Figaro made the loudest, most hilarious whines. It was even funnier when the woman ran back across the screen. It was even funnier ...
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.
Country. United Kingdom. " Charlie bit my finger - again ! ", [ 1] more simply known as " Charlie Bit My Finger " or " Charlie Bit Me ", is a 2007 internet viral video famous for being at the time the most viewed YouTube video. [ 2][ 3] As of October 2022, the video received over 897 million views. In May 2021, the video was sold as an NFT at ...