Scabies

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A contagious skin disease caused by a parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) and characterized by intense itching.
  • n. A similar disease in animals, especially sheep.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The itch.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The itch; a contagious disease of the skin. due to a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. which forms burrows (cuniculi) in the epidermis and gives rise to more or less severe dermatitis. See cut under itch-mite.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    infection   
    Cross Reference
    mange   
     
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