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sca⋅bies

  [skey-beez, -bee-eez]
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–noun (used with a singular verb) Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
a contagious skin disease occurring esp. in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Compare itch (def. 10), mange.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L scabiēs roughness, the itch, deriv. of scabere to scratch, scrape; c. shave

Related forms:
sca⋅bi⋅et⋅ic  [skey-bee-et-ik] , adjective
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scabies 
skin disease, c.1400, from L. scabies "mange, itch," from scabere "to scratch," from PIE base *skab- "to scrape, scratch" (cf. Goth. scaban, O.E. sceafan "to scrape, shave;" O.C.S. skobli "scraper;" Lith. skabus "sharp," skabeti "to cut;" Lettish skabrs "splintery, sharp").
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Main Entry: sca·bies
Pronunciation: 'skA-bEz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural scabies
: contagious itch or mange especiallywith exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites and especially by a mite of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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scabies sca·bies (skā'bēz)
n.

  1. A contagious skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei and characterized by intense itching.

  2. A similar disease in animals.

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