Trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS) is a rare neurological condition characterized by self-induced injury to the face in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. Chronic scratching or picking cause ulceration, scarring, and tissue loss. TTS typically occurs following damage to the trigeminal nerve, ...
c. to discern (sense or meaning). d. to work out (a melody) note by note; play by ear. e. to extract by picking. 25. pick over, to examine (an assortment of items) in order to make a selection. 26. pick up, a. to lift or take up: to pick up a stone. b. to...
Finally, nose picking can lead to septal perforation. If you consistently pick your nose, you can damage your septum, which may even result in a hole in your septum. This can have several unwanted side effects, such as the formation of a crust around the nose and a whistling sound through...
Tease, bully, victimize, as inShe told Mom the boys were always picking on her. [Second half of 1800s] This expression is sometimes put aspick on someone your own size, meaning "don't badger someone who is younger, smaller, or weaker than yourself but do so only to an equal." ...
take your pick 随(隨)意挑选(選)suíyì tiāoxuǎn to pick one's nose 挖鼻孔wā bíkǒng to pick one's teeth 剔牙tīyá to pick sb's brains (inf)向某人请(請)教xiàng mǒurén qǐngjiào to pick sb's pocket 扒窃(竊)某人的口袋páqiè mǒurén de kǒudài ...
Oh, grow up, will you? Listen to your spawners. Clothe thyself. Become the endless cycle. Or are you worried about the meaning of it all? Gestate. Engorge. Enlarge. Decide. Whither. Decompose. Simple is the common among us, but we lavish complexity. Throw the feces at the window. It...
you to be aware of the world. Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits, even very minor difference in a how a person’s eyes, ears, nose, or mouth are placed in relation to each other make you see him or her as different. In fact, your brain continuously proce[...
Dried porcini have an earthiness that is quite frankly mind-blowing to the newcomer. Put your nose in a bag of dried porcini and inhale— and be prepared to suck in the woods and the duff and the very dirt where the mushroom lived. It’s a big aroma: toasty, terrestrial, rugged. I...
“Basically,” Clooney says, “the idea is, you try to reset your pain threshold. Because a lot of times what happens with pain is you're constantly mourning for how it used to feel.” But Clooney is not the mourning type, and he'd sooner leak spinal fluid from his nose again than...
5) You didn’t actually beat an index fund once you account for the value of your time. You might want to also consider what your instructions to your wife will be in the event of your untimely death. If picking stocks works for you, knock yourself out. No skin off my nose. I don...