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scabies

[ skey-beez, -bee-eez ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. 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.


scabies

/ -bɪˌiËz; ËŒskeɪbɪˈɛtɪk; ˈskeɪbiËz /

noun

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

  • scabietic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ²õ³¦²¹Â·²ú¾±Â·±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [skey-bee-, et, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scabies1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ²õ³¦²¹²ú¾±Å§²õ “roughness, itch,†from scabere “to scratch, scrapeâ€; shave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scabies1

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

He was also told the asylum centre was "seriously inadequate", with residents queuing for food and experiencing outbreaks of scabies.

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"We are now having to truck water into the camps. It's an absolutely critical time. There is an outbreak of cholera with over 580 cases, along with a scabies outbreak."

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Many of those are living in miserable conditions in tents, plagued by snakes, scorpions and scabies in the summer, and battered by the weather in the winter.

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People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin infestation.

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Alan Wilson, senior coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, said Debbie died from "the combined effects of her severely emaciated and neglected state, and debilitation caused by widespread Norwegian scabies mite infection".

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