rhinotillexomania
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪnjə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editrhinotillexomania (uncountable)
- (psychiatry) Compulsive nose-picking, insertion of finger into one's nose.
Related terms
edit- rhinotillexis (“nose-picking”)
- rhinotillexomaniac
Translations
editcompulsive nose-picking
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References
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