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phaneromania
(
plural
phaneromanias
)
An uncontrollable
impulse
to
pick
at a spot or growth on one's body; the habit of picking at
scabs
, biting one's
nails
, or picking
pimples
.
The constant
preoccupation
with some
external
part of the body, as
plucking
the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, etc.
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