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scabies

noun
/ˈskeɪ.biz/

Etymology

From Middle English scabies, scabiez, from Latin scabiēs (“scurf; scab, mange, itch”), from scabō (“scratch, scrape”, verb).

  1. derived from scabiēs — “scurf; scab, mange, itch”
  2. inherited from scabies

Definitions

  1. An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for scabies. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA