scabies C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈskeɪbiːz/ UK /ˈskeɪbiːz/ See IPA manual Freq #44572 Meanings 1 noun a contagious skin infestation caused by itch mites that burrow into the outer skin, producing intense itching and a pimple-like rash The clinician recognized scabies from the itching and thin burrows between the patient's fingers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a contagious skin... sarcoptic itchthe itch Word family Derived forms scabieticscabicide Related forms Sarcoptes scabieimiteinfestationrashmange Etymology From Latin scabies ("roughness, scurf, itch"), from scabere ("to scratch"). The name predates identification of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, whose burrowing causes the characteristic itching. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scabies **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskeɪbiːz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskeɪbiːz/ **Frequency rank:** 44572 ## Meanings 1. a contagious skin infestation caused by itch mites that burrow into the outer skin, producing intense itching and a pimple-like rash ## Examples - The clinician recognized scabies from the itching and thin burrows between the patient's fingers. ## Synonyms - sarcoptic itch - the itch ## Derived Forms - scabietic - scabicide ## Related Forms - Sarcoptes scabiei - mite - infestation - rash - mange ## Etymology From Latin scabies ("roughness, scurf, itch"), from scabere ("to scratch"). The name predates identification of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, whose burrowing causes the characteristic itching. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown