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dermatillomania

US/ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

dermatillomania noun: a mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin.

Noun

dermatillomania (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of dermatillomania

Origin of dermatillomania

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

Questions about dermatillomania

What does dermatillomania mean?
Dermatillomania means a mental disorder characterized by the urge to pick at one's own skin.
What part of speech is dermatillomania?
Dermatillomania is a noun.
How do you pronounce dermatillomania?
Dermatillomania is pronounced /ˌdɚ.mə.tɪl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ (US).

Words near dermatillomania in the dictionary

  1. dermatergoses
  2. dermatergosis
  3. dermathopytosis
  4. dermatic
  5. dermatics
  6. dermatillomania
  7. dermatine
  8. dermatites
  9. dermatitic
  10. dermatitides
  11. dermatitis

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