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onychophagia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(on′i kō fā′jə, -jē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
on•y•cho•pha•gia  (on′i kō fā′jə, -jē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Psychiatry.]
  1. Psychiatrythe practice of biting one's nails, esp. when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
  • Greek onycho- (combining form of ónyx nail, claw; see onyx) + -phagia
  • 1895–1900;

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