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phaneromania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phanero-ma-nia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The constant preoccupation with some external part of the body, as plucking the beard, pulling the lobe of the ear, etc.

Etymology

Possibly from phanero- and -mania

Inflected Forms

phaneromanias (plural)

Questions

What does phaneromania mean?
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.
Where does phaneromania come from?
Possibly from phanero- and -mania

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