scabies
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈskei.biz/
scabies (uncountable)
- (pathology) 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.
- French: gale, mal de Sainte-Marie
- German: Krätze
- Italian: (acaro m della) scabbia, rogna
- Portuguese: sarna
- Russian: чесо́тка
- Spanish: sarna
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