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cheilophagia

cheilophagia noun: excessive biting of the lips.

Noun

cheilophagia (uncountable)

  1. Excessive biting of the lips.

Origin of cheilophagia

From cheilo- + -phagia.

Questions about cheilophagia

What does cheilophagia mean?
Cheilophagia means excessive biting of the lips.
What part of speech is cheilophagia?
Cheilophagia is a noun.

Words near cheilophagia in the dictionary

  1. cheilodromous
  2. cheilognathopalatoschises
  3. cheilognathopalatoschisis
  4. cheilognathouranoschises
  5. cheilognathouranoschisis
  6. cheilophagia
  7. cheiloplastic
  8. cheiloplasties
  9. cheiloplasty
  10. cheiloproclitic
  11. cheilorhinoplasties

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