: a persistent or obsessive picking at some superficial body growth (as in habitual nail-biting)
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“Phaneromania.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/phaneromania. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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