onychotillomania
A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenailsA compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) (compare onycho-) + τίλλω (tíllō, “to pluck”) + -maFrom Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) (compare onycho-) + τίλλω (tíllō, “to pluck”) + -mania.
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