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scabies

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sca·bies  (skbz)
n. pl. scabies
1. A contagious skin disease caused by a parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) and characterized by intense itching.
2. A similar disease in animals, especially sheep.
[Middle English, from Latin scabis, from scabere, to scratch.]
scabies [skay-beez]
Noun
a contagious skin infection caused by a mite, characterized by intense itching [Latin scabere to scratch]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scabiesscabies - a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
itch
infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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