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Ablutomania (from Latin ablutere 'to wash off") is the persistent and abnormal bathing, washing, or cleaning of the body.^[1]

It is often a component in OCD.

In psychoanalytic theory it was thought to symbolize an attempt to reduce anxiety arising from guilt.

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• Ablutophobia - fear of washing
• Activities of daily living
• Hygiene
• List of manias

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