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Descriptor English: Nail Biting
Descriptor Spanish: Hábito de Comerse las Uñas
Descriptor morderse las uñas
Entry term(s) onicofagia
Scope note: Forma frecuente de manipulación corporal habitual, que es expresión de tensión.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hábito de Roer Unhas
Descriptor French: Onychophagie
Entry term(s): Biting, Nail
Onychophagia
Tree number(s): F01.145.466.554
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009259
Scope note: Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
PX psychology
TH therapy
DeCS ID: 9450
Unique ID: D009259
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/02
Nail Biting - Preferred
Concept UI M0014426
Scope note Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.
Preferred term Nail Biting
Entry term(s) Biting, Nail
Onychophagia



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