rhinotillexomania
English
Etymology
From rhino- (“nose, nasal”) + Latin tillexis (“habit of plucking”, see below) + -o- + -mania (“obsession”).
The tillexis part is seemingly a New Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “I pluck or pull”). There is divergence about the "exo" affix. It is suggested it might come from ἔξω (éxō, “out”) or έξη (éxē, “habit”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪnjə/
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Noun
rhinotillexomania (uncountable)
- (psychiatry) Compulsive nose-picking, insertion of finger into one's nose.
Related terms
- rhinotillexis (“nose-picking”)
- rhinotillexomaniac
Translations
compulsive nose-picking
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