skabies

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scabiēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skaˈbi.ɛs/,
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Hyphenation: ska‧bi‧es

Noun

skabies (plural skabies-skabies)

  1. (dermatology, pathology) scabies: 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.
    Synonym: kudis

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