Dermatillomania

//ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin. uncountable

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chronic skin-pickingexcoriation disorderskin-picking disorder

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + μανία (manía, “madness”).

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