Scabies
11Scabies — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 B86 Skabies Krätze …
12Scabies — Infestation of the skin by the human itch mite, Sarcaptes scabies. The initial symptom of scabies are red, raised bumps that are intensely itchy. A magnifying glass will reveal short, wavy lines of red skin, which are the burrows made by the… …
13scabies — scabietic /skay bee et ik/, adj. /skay beez, bee eez /, n. (used with a sing. v.) Pathol., Vet. Pathol. a contagious skin disease occurring esp. in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows… …
14scabies — n. to catch, get scabies * * * get scabies to catch …
15scabies — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption …
16scabies — noun (plural scabies) Etymology: Latin, from scabere to scratch Date: 1814 contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites (especially Sarcoptes scabiei) • scabietic adjective …
17scabies — [[t]ske͟ɪbiːz[/t]] N UNCOUNT Scabies is a very infectious skin disease caused by very small creatures and makes you want to scratch a lot …
18scabies — n. a skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Scabies is typified by severe itching (particularly at night), red papules, and often secondary infection. The female mite tunnels in the skin to lay her eggs and the newly hatched mites… …
19scabies — sca•bies [[t]ˈskeɪ biz, biˌiz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) pat vet a form of mange caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows into the skin • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L scabiēs roughness of the skin, mange, der. of scabere… …
20scabies — n. the itch; mange. ♦ scabietic, a. ♦ scabious, a. pertaining to scabies or scabs …
