dermatophagia

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noun

A psychiatric disorder characterized by the urge to eat one's own skin

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Meanings

noundermatophagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA psychiatric disorder characterized by the urge to eat one's own skin
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APA

dermatophagia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatophagia

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“dermatophagia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermatophagia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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