rhinotillexomania

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís, “nose”)

Noun

rhinotillexomania (uncountable)

1. (psychiatry) Compulsive nose-picking, insertion of finger into one's nose.

Related terms

• rhinotillexis (“nose-picking”)
• rhinotillexomaniac

Translations

compulsive nose-picking

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 強制性挖鼻綜合症／强制性挖鼻综合症, 强制性挖鼻综合症 (qiángzhìxìng wābí zōnghézhèng)

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• Finnish: nenänkaivuu
• French: décrottage de nez m, rhinotillexomanie (fr) f
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References

• medterms.com