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scabies definition

sca·bies (skā′bēz, -bē ēz′)

noun

a contagious skin disease caused by a parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows under the skin to deposit eggs, causing intense itching

Etymology: L, roughness, itch: see scab

Related Forms:

  • scabietic sca′·bi·et′ic (-bē et′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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