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English
Etymology
From rhino- (“nose, nasal”) + Latin tillexis (“habit of plucking”, see below) + -o- + -mania (“obsession”).
The tillexis part is seemingly a New Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “I pluck or pull”). There is divergence about the "exo" affix. It is suggested it might come from ἔξω (éxō, “out”) or έξη (éxē, “habit”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪniə/, /ˌɹaɪnəʊtɪˌlɛksəˈmeɪnjə/
Noun
rhinotillexomania (uncountable)
- (psychiatry) Compulsive nose-picking, insertion of finger into one's nose.
Translations
compulsive nose-picking
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 強制性挖鼻綜合症／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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