rhinotillexomania

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/
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Noun

rhinotillexomania (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) Compulsive nose-picking, insertion of finger into one's nose.
  • rhinotillexis (“nose-picking”)
  • rhinotillexomaniac

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