Onychotillomania
onychotillomania on·y·chot·il·lo·ma·ni·a (ŏn’ĭ-kŏt’l-ō-mā’nē-ə, -mān’yə, ŏn’ĭ-kō-tĭl’ə-)
n.
A tendency to pick at the fingernails or toenails.
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