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phaneromania

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phaneromania

noun
an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) 
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Main Entry: phan·er·o·ma·nia
Pronunciation: -'mA-nE-&
Function: noun
: a persistent or obsessive picking at some superficialbody growth (as in habitual nail-biting)
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