Feb
14
Rhinotelexomania
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Think about it. Rhino, like rhinoplasty, or nose surgery, means nose. Tele, like telekinesis, means operating over a distance. Mania obviously means you’re crazy about it. Put them all together and you get a chronic nose picker. I’m not making this up. It’s not in every dictionary, but it’s real. For bonus points, can you guess what a rhinolith is?
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Just letting you know you misspelled this word according to reference.com:
Nose-picking, or rhinotillexis (Greek, rhino “nose” + tillexis “habit of picking”), is the act of extracting mucus and/or foreign bodies from the nose with a finger or other object. This is an extremely common habit, with some surveys indicating that it is almost universal, with people picking their nose an average of about four times a day.
The mucus membranes constantly produce wet mucus that is exposed to the air. Once dried, the mucus typically causes a sensation of irritation that leads to the compulsion to dislodge the itch via rhinotillexis. However, extreme nose picking resulting in severe nasal trauma is termed rhinotillexomania (etymology: Greek, rhino “nose” + tillexis “habit of picking” + mania), it may be caused by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Body Dysmorphic Disorder.