onychophagia

onychophagia
on·y·cho·pha·gia -'fā-j(ē-)ə n NAIL-BITING

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on·y·cho·pha·gia (on″ĭ-ko-faґjə) [onycho- + -phagia] the habit of biting the nails.

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