phaneromania.
An uncontrollable impulse to pick at a spot or growth on one's body; the habit of picking at scabs, biting one's nails, or picking pimples.
Meaning & usage
An uncontrollable impulse to pick at a spot or growth on one's body; the habit of picking at scabs, biting one's nails, or picking pimples.
The constant preoccupation with some external part of the body, as plucking the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, etc.
Where this word comes from
Possibly from phanero- and -mania
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.