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  2. Pica (disorder) - Wikipedia

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    Complications may occur due to the substance consumed. For example, lead poisoning may result from the ingestion of paint or paint-soaked plaster , [ 21 ] hairballs may cause intestinal obstruction and Toxoplasma or Toxocara infections may follow ingestion of feces or soil.

  3. Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis - Wikipedia

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    Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis (DPR) is a rare, autosomal dominant [2] congenital disorder that is a form of ectodermal dysplasia.Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis is composed of the triad of generalized reticulate hyperpigmentation, noncicatricial alopecia, and onychodystrophy.

  4. XXX (film series) - Wikipedia

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    XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is an American spy fiction action film series created by Rich Wilkes.It consists of three full-length feature films: XXX (2002), XXX: State of the Union (2005) and XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), and a short film: The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage.

  5. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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    Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails.It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.

  6. Self-cannibalism - Wikipedia

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    Other forms of pica include dermatophagia, [7] and compulsion of eating one's own hair, which can form a hairball in the stomach. Left untreated, this can cause death due to excessive hair buildup. [8] Self-cannibalism can be a form of self-harm and a symptom of a mental disorder. [4]

  7. Complications of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Complications of pregnancy are health problems that are related to, or arise during pregnancy. Complications that occur primarily during childbirth are termed obstetric labor complications, and problems that occur primarily after childbirth are termed puerperal disorders. While some complications improve or are fully resolved after pregnancy ...

  8. Complication (horology) - Wikipedia

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    A grand(e) complication is a watch with several complications, the most complex achievements of haute horlogerie, or fine watchmaking. Although there is no official definition, [2] one common criterion is that a watch contain at least one (visible) timing complication, one astronomical complication, and one striking complication. [3]

  9. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    Reactor decay heat shown as % of thermal power from time of sustained fission shutdown using two different correlations. Due to decay heat, solid fuel power reactors need high flows of coolant after a fission shutdown for a considerable time to prevent fuel cladding damage, or in the worst case, a full core meltdown.