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rhinotillexis

rhinotillexis noun: the act or habit of nose-picking.

Noun

rhinotillexis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act or habit of nose-picking.
    • You are a bright, successful, well-trained physician, and I bet you did not know that rhinotillexis is using your finger to pick your nose.2005, Robert Doroghazi, The Physician's Guide to Investing, A Practical Approach to Building Wealth, page 63
    • Dr. Friedrich Bischinger would have us believe that people who practice rhinotillexis (the extraction of nose mucus with the fingers) and mucophagy (the consumption of the resulting bounty) are healthier, happier, and more in tune with their bodies.2009, Alan Bellows, Alien Hand Syndrome, page 28

Examples of rhinotillexis in a sentence

  • Rhinotillexis is a common practice among children and many adults sitting in cars at intersections falsely assuming no one is watching.2011, David A. Levy, James E. Parco, Echoes of Mind, Thinking Deeply about Humanship, page 20:
  • The Latin name for nose-picking, rhinotillexis, is sometimes used in medical literature, therefore God exists.2012 April 11, Immortalist, “The Withdrawal effects of losing God”, in alt.philosophy (Usenet):
  • Habitual trauma from nose-picking (rhinotillexis) is an additional etiology.2017, Raymond E. Phillips, The Physical Exam, An Innovative Approach in the Age of Imaging, page 131:
  • "Somebody had to make a decision," Penelope says, "or we'd still be sitting back there lost in a fog of rhinotillexis and mucophagy."2016, Don Calame, Dan Versus Nature, page 223:

Origin of rhinotillexis

From rhino- + Latin tillexis.

Questions about rhinotillexis

What does rhinotillexis mean?
Rhinotillexis means the act or habit of nose-picking.
How do you use rhinotillexis in a sentence?
Rhinotillexis is a common practice among children and many adults sitting in cars at intersections falsely assuming no one is watching.
What part of speech is rhinotillexis?
Rhinotillexis is a noun.

Words near rhinotillexis in the dictionary

  1. rhinosurgical
  2. rhinotermitid
  3. rhinotermitids
  4. rhinotheca
  5. rhinothecal
  6. rhinotillexis
  7. rhinotillexomania
  8. rhinotillexomaniac
  9. rhinotillexomaniacs
  10. rhinotomies
  11. rhinotomy

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