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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.
Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive 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. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst children. 25–35 percent of children bite ...
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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 ...
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The Cure (. Fringe. ) " The Cure " is the sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe. It followed two women suffering from a fictional disease, who are then given radiation drugs and exploited by a pharmaceutical company to cause nearby individuals' brains to boil.
As vast parts of Florida scorched under blistering conditions over the weekend, TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized Florida’s move to sign legislation last week scraping references to ...
List of episodes (2005–present) " Can You Hear Me? " is the seventh episode of the twelfth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 February 2020. It was written by Charlene James and Chris Chibnall, and directed by Emma Sullivan.