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trichokryptomania (s) (noun) (no pl)
An abnormal desire to break off one's hair or beard with the fingernails: Trichokryptomania is a psychogenic disorder in which a person is compelled to break or pull out one's hair, ofen combined with the obsessive urge to manipulate it.
This entry is located in the following units: mania-, -mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, -manically, -maniacally (page 26) tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy + (page 8)
trichorrhexomania, trichokryptomania (s) (noun) (no pl)
An impulse to pinch off one’s hair: Old Mr. Clark had a case of trichorrhexomania which was a strong compulsion to break off hairs of the scalp or beard with the fingernails.
This entry is located in the following units: mania-, -mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, -manically, -maniacally (page 26) tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy + (page 11)