handworm
/ˈhandwəːm/Now historical
noun
The itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which causes scabies and often burrows in the skin of the hands.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Corpus Glossary. From hand + worm, so named because the hands are especially vulnerable to the parasite.
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