Usually means: Compulsive biting of the nails.
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  1. onychophagy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  The habit of biting one's nails.

Similar:
onychophagia, onychotillomania, onychopathy, trichophagia, cheilophagia, onycholysis, onychomadesis, onychalgia, onychosis, onychopathology, more...

Opposite:
onychophoria, onychophilia, nail care, nail grooming

Types:
biting, chewing, gnawing, nibbling, more...

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Similar:
onychophagia, onychotillomania, onychopathy, trichophagia, cheilophagia, onycholysis, onychomadesis, onychalgia, onychosis, onychopathology, more...

Opposite:
onychophoria, onychophilia, nail care, nail grooming

Types:
biting, chewing, gnawing, nibbling, more...



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