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Ablutomania logo #22017washing or cleaning oneself => [abluto-] (Latin) meaning 'washing' or 'cleaning' (see ablutophobia
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ablutomania

ablutomania logo #22641mania for washing oneself
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ablutomania

ablutomania logo #20973<psychiatry> Rarely used term for a morbid preoccupation with thoughts about cleanliness, exhibited by frequent washing, as seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ... Origin: L. Ablutio, washing, + G. Mania, insanity ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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ablutomania

ablutomania logo #21009ablutomania 1. An obsessional preoccupation with cleanliness, washing, or bathing, often accompanied by compulsive rituals. 2. An obsessive-compulsive disorder is very often seen in a condition; such as, obsessive-compulsive psychoneurosis. 3. A morbid impulse to wash or to bathe, or an incessant preoccupation with thought of frequent hand-washin...
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