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dermatillomania en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin.

Relateds

trichotillomania · onychotillomania

Synonyms

excoriation disorder · chronic skin-picking · skin-picking disorder

Translations (2)

fi dermatillomania (psychiatric diagnosis) · ru дерматиллома́ния (psychiatric diagnosis)