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phaneromanias

phaneromanias is the plural of phaneromania.

Meaning of phaneromania

Noun

phaneromania (plural phaneromanias)

  1. 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.
  2. The constant preoccupation with some external part of the body, as plucking the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, etc.

Questions about phaneromanias

What is phaneromanias the plural of?
Phaneromanias is the plural of phaneromania.

Words near phaneromanias in the dictionary

  1. phanerogamous
  2. phanerogams
  3. phanerogamy
  4. phaneroglossal
  5. phaneromania
  6. phaneromanias
  7. phaneromeric
  8. phaneron
  9. phanerons
  10. phanerophyte
  11. phanerophytes

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