scabies

[ skey-beez, -bee-eez ]

/ ˈskeɪ biz, -biˌiz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.Compare itch (def. 10), mange.

Origin of scabies

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin scabiēs roughness, the itch, derivative of scabere to scratch, scrape; cognate with shave

OTHER WORDS FROM scabies

sca·bi·et·ic

[skey-bee-et-ik], /ˌskeɪ biˈɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby scabies

scabbed, scabble, scabby, scabby mouth, scabicide, scabies, scabietic, scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid

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Example sentences from the Web for scabies

I tried to sneak in a quick scratch every time Bachardy looked down, but I must have looked like a crazy person with scabies.
Modeling for Don Bachardy|Itay Hod|July 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Kamala is also used externally by the natives of India in various skin complaints, particularly in scabies.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
I happened to have blood-poisoning, not scabies, and I have it still.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919|William Orpen
But in another passage he calls kermes, not improperly, a scurf or scab of the tree, scabies fruticis.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman

The mites live on or under the skin of mammals and birds, where they produce the disease known as scabies, mange, or itch.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
That Scabies, or the itch, is occasioned by a mite, is not a doctrine peculiar to the moderns.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for scabies

scabies

/ (ˈskeɪbiːz, -bɪˌiːz) /

noun

a contagious skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, characterized by intense itching, inflammation, and the formation of vesicles and pustules

Derived forms of scabies

scabietic (ˌskeɪbɪˈɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for scabies

C15: from Latin: scurf, from scabere to scratch; see shave

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Medical definitions for scabies

scabies

[ skā′bēz ]

n.

A contagious skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei and characterized by intense itching.

A similar disease in animals.

单词	scabies
释义	scabies [ skey-beez, -bee-eez ] / ˈskeɪ biz, -biˌiz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scabies ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular verb)Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.Compare itch (def. 10), mange. Origin of scabies 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin scabiēs roughness, the itch, derivative of scabere to scratch, scrape; cognate with shave OTHER WORDS FROM scabies sca·bi·et·ic [skey-bee-et-ik], /ˌskeɪ biˈɛt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby scabies scabbed, scabble, scabby, scabby mouth, scabicide, scabies, scabietic, scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scabies I tried to sneak in a quick scratch every time Bachardy looked down, but I must have looked like a crazy person with scabies. Modeling for Don Bachardy\|Itay Hod\|July 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Kamala is also used externally by the natives of India in various skin complaints, particularly in scabies. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley I happened to have blood-poisoning, not scabies, and I have it still. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919\|William Orpen But in another passage he calls kermes, not improperly, a scurf or scab of the tree, scabies fruticis. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman The mites live on or under the skin of mammals and birds, where they produce the disease known as scabies, mange, or itch. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley That Scabies, or the itch, is occasioned by a mite, is not a doctrine peculiar to the moderns. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for scabies scabies / (ˈskeɪbiːz, -bɪˌiːz) / noun a contagious skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, characterized by intense itching, inflammation, and the formation of vesicles and pustules Derived forms of scabies scabietic (ˌskeɪbɪˈɛtɪk), adjective Word Origin for scabies C15: from Latin: scurf, from scabere to scratch; see shave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scabies venereal disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, eruption, eczema, psoriasis, scales, sores, scab, dermatitis, clap, social disease, chancroid, chlamydia, crab louse, crabs, genital herpes, genital warts Medical definitions for scabies scabies [ skā′bēz ] n. A contagious skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei and characterized by intense itching. A similar disease in animals. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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scabies

noun (used with a singular verb)Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

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