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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. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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    Fingernails of a nail-biter. 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. Nail biting is very common, especially amongst ...

  4. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. US FDA approves nasal spray alternative to EpiPen for ... - AOL

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    August 9, 2024 at 10:38 AM. By Sriparna Roy and Christy Santhosh. (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved ARS Pharmaceuticals' nasal spray as the first needle-free emergency ...

  6. Gordon Ramsay says he's 'lucky to be here' after bike accident

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    Gina Vivinetto, TODAY. June 17, 2024 at 8:59 AM. Stu Forster. Gordon Ramsay says he’s “lucky to be here” after crashing his bicycle earlier this week in Connecticut. “I had a really bad ...

  7. 14-year-old Alabama high school football player collapses ...

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    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY. August 15, 2024 at 1:33 PM. A high school football player in Alabama died on Tuesday after collapsing during a team practice. The teen, a freshman at New Brockton High ...

  8. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    treatment Greek θερᾰπείᾱ (therapeíā) hydrotherapy, therapeutic therm(o)-heat Greek θερμός (thermós) hypothermia, thermoregulation: thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck Latin thōrāx < Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx), chest, cuirass

  9. Cardiac nurse, 22, had chest pains on duty — turns ... - AOL

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    Jessika Seward, then 22, felt a jolt of pain in her chest while working an overnight shift as a cardiac nurse in April 2023. At first, she brushed it off. But the pangs continued for a half hour ...