- sca|bies
- sca|bies «SKAY beez, -bee eez», noun.a disease of the skin caused by mites that live as parasites under the skin and cause itching; the itch.╂[< Latin scabiēs, related to scabere to scratch]
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sca·bies — /ˈskeıbiz/ noun [plural] : a disease that is caused by small insects and that causes itching and red spots on the skin … Useful english dictionary
sca — can·cel·la·re·sca; sca·ber·u·lous; sca·bia; sca·bies; sca·bi·et·ic; sca·bi·o·sa; sca·bres·cent; sca·lade; sca·la·re; sca·lar·ia; sca·lar·i·an; sca·lar·i·form; sca·la·tion; Sca·le·cide; sca·lene; sca·le·no·he·dral; sca·le·no·he·dron; sca·le·nous;… … English syllables
bies — dar·bies; hee·bie jee·bies; ra·bies; sca·bies; hee·by jee·bies; … English syllables
scabies — sca·bies … English syllables
scabies — 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… … From formal English to slang
scabies — sca|bies [ˈskeıbiz] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: scabere to scratch ] a skin disease caused by ↑mites (=small creatures like insects) … Dictionary of contemporary English
scabies — sca|bies [ skeıbiz ] noun uncount a disease in which your skin becomes very ITCHY (=you want to rub it with your nails) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Skabies — Ska̱bies, in fachspr. Fügungen: Sca̱bies [...i äß; aus lat. scabies = Rauhigkeit; Räude, Krätze] w; : „Krätze“, durch die Krätzmilbe hervorgerufene Hautkrankheit mit charakteristischen Milbengängen unter der Oberhaut. Sca̱bies crusto̱sa, auch:… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Scabies — 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… … Medical dictionary
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