onychophagia

onychophagia
onychophagist /on'euh kof"euh jist/, n.
/on'i koh fay"jeuh, -jee euh/, n. Psychiatry.
the practice of biting one's nails, esp. when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
[1895-1900; < Gk onycho- (comb. form of ónyx nail, claw; see ONYX) + -PHAGIA]

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