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Definition of Phaneromania

1. Noun. An irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting).

Medical Definition of Phaneromania

1. Rarely used term for constant preoccupation with some external part, as plucking the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, picking at a pimple, etc. Origin: phanero-+ G. Mania, frenzy (05 Mar 2000)

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