dermatillomania

English

Etymology

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

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dermatillomania (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin.
    Synonyms: chronic skin-picking, compulsive skin-picking, excoriation disorder, skin-picking disorder

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