- onychophagy
- The habit of biting one's fingernails
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
onychophagy
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onychophagy — noun the habit of biting ones nails … Wiktionary
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 — on·y·choph·a·gy … English syllables
onychophagy — ˌänəˈkäfəjē noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin onychophagia, from onych + phagia phagy : nail biting * * * onychophˈagy noun • • • Main Entry: ↑onycha … Useful english dictionary
onychophagy, onychophagia — Habitual nailbiting. [onycho + G. phago, to eat] … Medical dictionary
List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… … Wikipedia
nail-biting — n habitual biting at the fingernails usu. being symptomatic of emotional tensions and frustrations called also onychophagia, onychophagy … Medical dictionary
