- onychophagy, onychophagia
- Habitual nailbiting. [onycho- + G. phago, to eat]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
onychophagy, onychophagia
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onychophagy — on·y·choph·a·gy .än i käf ə jē n, pl gies NAIL BITING * * * on·y·choph·a·gy (on″ĭ kofґə je) onychophagia … Medical dictionary
onychophagy — ˌänəˈkäfəjē noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin onychophagia, from onych + phagia phagy : nail biting * * * onychophˈagy noun • • • Main Entry: ↑onycha … Useful english dictionary
nail-biting — n habitual biting at the fingernails usu. being symptomatic of emotional tensions and frustrations called also onychophagia, onychophagy … Medical dictionary
