onychophagia

[ on-i-koh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
/ ˌɒn ɪ koʊˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun Psychiatry.

the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.

Origin of onychophagia

1895–1900; < Greek onycho- (combining form of ónyx nail, claw; see onyx) + -phagia

OTHER WORDS FROM onychophagia

on·y·choph·a·gist [on-uh-kof-uh-jist] /ˌɒn əˈkɒf ə dʒɪst/, noun

Words nearby onychophagia

onychomadesis, onychomalacia, onychomycosis, onychoosteodysplasia, onychopathy, onychophagia, onychophagy, onychophoran, onychoplasty, onychorrhexis, onychoschizia