scabies
[ skey-beez, -bee-eez ]
noun(used with a singular verb)Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
a contagious skin disease occurring especially 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 of scabies
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin scabiēs “roughness, itch,” from scabere “to scratch, scrape”; see also shave
Other words from scabies
- sca·bi·et·ic [skey-bee-et-ik], /ˌskeɪ biˈɛt ɪk/, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for scabies
scabies
/ (ˈskeɪbiːz, -bɪˌiːz) /
noun
a contagious skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, characterized by intense itching, inflammation, and the formation of vesicles and pustules
Origin of scabies
1C15: from Latin: scurf, from scabere to scratch; see shave
Derived forms of scabies
- scabietic (ˌskeɪbɪˈɛtɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse