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2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Body-focused repetitive behavior - Wikipedia

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   Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury. Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders (BFRBDs) in ICD-11 is in development. BFRB disorders are currently estimated to be under the obsessive-compulsive spectrum.

4. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new ... - AOL

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   An approach called habit replacement could help nail biters quit. It could also help with skin picking and trichotillomania. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new research ...

5. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. Serious health risks from biting your nails will horrify you

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   Now that's scary! Biting your nails is no picnic for your teeth, either. "Constant biting can lead to poor dental occlusion," says Richard Scher, M.D., an expert in nail disorders, "so the biter's ...

7. Self-cannibalism - Wikipedia

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   Self-cannibalism. Self-cannibalism is the practice of eating parts of one's own body, also called autocannibalism [1] or autosarcophagy. [2] Generally, only the consumption of flesh (including organ meat such as heart or liver) by an individual of the same species is considered cannibalism. [3] In line with this usage, self-cannibalism means ...

8. Student's thumb amputated after skin cancer found after ... - AOL

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   A student from Australia had to have her thumb amputated after doctors diagnosed her with skin cancer following a nail-biting incident. Courtney Whithorn, 20, had developed a nail-biting habit ...

9. Necrotizing fasciitis - Wikipedia

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   0.7 per 100,000 per year [4] Necrotizing fasciitis ( NF ), also known as flesh-eating disease, is a bacterial infection that results in the death of parts of the body's soft tissue. [3] It is a severe disease of sudden onset that spreads rapidly. [3]