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ac⋅a⋅ri⋅a⋅sis

  [ak-uh-rahy-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Pathology.
1. infestation with acarids, esp. mites.
2. a skin disease caused by such infestation, as scabies.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL; see acarus, -iasis
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ac·a·ri·a·sis   (āk'ə-rī'ə-sĭs)   
n.  Infestation with or disease caused by mites.

[acar(id) + -iasis.]
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Main Entry: ac·a·ri·a·sis
Pronunciation: "ak-&-'rI-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ac·a·ri·a·ses /-"sEz/
: infestation with or disease caused by mites called also acarinosis
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acariasis ac·a·ri·a·sis (āk'ə-rī'ə-sĭs)
n. pl. ac·a·ri·a·ses (-sēz')
A disease, usually of the skin, caused by infestation with mites. Also called acaridiasis, acarinosis.

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