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scabies en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskeɪ.biz/
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Etymology

From Middle English scabies, scabiez, from Latin scabiēs (“scurf; scab, mange, itch”), from scabō (“scratch, scrape”, verb).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
   • Further, just as the discovery of the cause of scabies proved the absurdity of many of the old prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of that disease; so the discovery of the cause of splenic fever, and other such maladies, has given a new direction to prophylactic and curative measures against the worst scourges of humanity. 1889, T. H. Huxley, The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century:

Coordinates

mange

Deriveds

crusted scabies · Norwegian scabies · scabicide · antiscabies

Relateds

scabrous · scab

Synonyms

leprosy

Translations (100)

non skabb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · lb Krätz (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · vec gratoxa (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sc runza (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · de Krätze (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · hu rüh (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · th หิด (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mn ᠬᠠᠮᠠᠭᠤ (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · fi syyhy (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mn хамуу (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · be каро́ста (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · alt јел курты (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sh свра̑б (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mi waihakihaki (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · hu rühesség (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl gafeira (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · it rogna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · pt sarna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · bg кра́ста (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · izh karsta (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl raña (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · fr gale (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · nb fnatt (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · kmr gur (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ilo gaddil (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ca sarna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · fa گری (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sk svrab (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sl gárje (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ro scabie (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · cmn 疥瘡 /疥疮 (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · oc ronha (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sv skabb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · nrf rouongne (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · rup arãnje (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ta சொறிசிரங்கு (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ta சொறி (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl estiza (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · nl schurft (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · es sarna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · id kudis (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · la scabiēs (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · tr uyuz (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ru чесо́тка (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · rup rãnji (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · rup rãnje (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sc rúngia (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ckb گەڕی (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ar جَرَب (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sw upele (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mk шуга (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ru коро́ста (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sc orrúngia (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · uk коро́ста (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · hi खाज (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · da fnat (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · nb skabb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · is maurakláði (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ja 皮癬 (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · lld ronia (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ca ronya (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mr खरुज (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sh svrȃb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sc arrúngia (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · id skabies (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · az qotur (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · he גרדת (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · de Skabies (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl caracha (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · tl galis (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · hy քոս (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl comechume (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · eo skabio (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · rup zgaibã (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sl rúša (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · vi ghẻ (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ru ска́биес (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · vec rogna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · pl świerzb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ckb گەڕۆڵی (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · kk қотыр (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · gl sarna (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · alt кодур (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · cs svrab (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mi hakihaki (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · az qoturluq (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ko 옴 (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · rup arãnji (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ro râie (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · nb reveskabb (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · de Räude (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ja 疥癬 (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · mi harehare (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · el ψώρα (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · fr mal de Sainte-Marie (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · sq zgjebe (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · qu garaca (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · ny mphere (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · grc ψώρᾱ (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei) · it scabbia (an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei)