Onychophagia is the technical term for nail-biting.

Indian Journal of Dental Research and National Center for Biotechnology Information confirms that onychophagia is the technical term for biting nails.

Indian Journal of Dental Research and National Center for Biotechnology Information confirms that onychophagia is the technical term for biting nails.Nail-biting or onychophagia is a common stress-relieving oral habit. Onychophagia, the habit of biting one's nails is commonly observed in both children and young adults. It mentions that people usually do it when they are nervous, stressed, hungry, or bored and it becomes a habit due to the incompetency in handling stressful conditions. Onychophagia is also a sign of emotional or mental disorders.

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