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phaneromaniaenUK
phaneromaniaa mania for picking at growths.See also: Manias, SkinThesaurus| Noun | 1.phaneromania - an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)cacoethes, mania, passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
phaneromaniaenUK
phan·er·o·ma·ni·a (fan'ĕr-ō-mā'nē-ă), Obsolete term for constant preoccupation with some external part, such as plucking the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, picking at a pimple, etc. [phanero- + G. mania, frenzy] phaneromania (făn″ĕr-ō-mā′nē-ă) [″ + mania, madness] An abnormal tendency to bite the nails or pick, scratch, or pull a pimple, wart, hair, beard, or mustache.phaneromaniaenUK
Related to phaneromania: heliosisWords related to phaneromanianoun an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)Related Words |