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scabies

scabies

1 5.5
A skin disease you can catch that makes your skin very itchy
  • noun
  • /ˈskeɪbiːz/
  • Specialized
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  • If untreated, scabies can lead to severe skin irritation and secondary infections.

It looks like you have scabies like Tashir Mufuni.

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Examples

  • Are you dengue, malaria, typhoid, Botulism, scabies just in there waiting for an Adam sized host.

  • Yes, except you're just like killing scabies, like holding cream.

  • Yes, except you're just like killing scabies and carving cream.

  • It looks like you have scabies like Tashir Mufuni.

  • SCABIES.

  • The doctor confirmed that my intense itching was due to scabies, a contagious skin disease.

  • After examining the rash, the nurse suspected that he might have scabies and recommended treatment.

Synonyms

itch
vsscabies
  • Specialized
6 7.5

A contagious skin disease caused by very small animals that makes you scratch a lot

has identical meaning but is an alternative common name
acariosis
vsscabies
  • Specialized
9.9

An infestation of the skin by tiny mites that causes itching and irritation

is the common disease term focusing on symptoms rather than technical infestation
acaridiasis
vsscabies
  • Specialized
9.9

A skin infection caused by tiny mites that makes the skin very itchy

is the usual clinical name for the contagious condition with severe itching

Antonyms

1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

Compounds

Streptomyces scabies
  • Specialized
7.7

A bacterium that makes brown, rough spots on potatoes

Surface Forms

scabies singular
scabies plural

Etymology

Scabies comes from an old Latin word scabies meaning 'itch' or 'scab' and is the same root as the English word scab. So, think of skin that itches and becomes sore or scabby, which is why scabies is a skin disease that causes intense itching.