scabio-, scabi-, scab-
(Latin: rough, scurfy, scabby, mangy, itchy)
sarcoptic scabies
1. Scabies caused by variants of the species Sarcoptes scabiei in the itch mite family Sarcotidae, which infest any of a number of mammals, including mankind.
2. The same condition in nonhuman animals is more often known as sarcoptic mange or sarcoptic itch.
scab
A crust that forms over a surface denuded of epithelium, made up of clotted plasma and blood cells.
scaberulous
Rough.
scabicide, scabieticide
The killing of organisms that cause scabies.
scabies; misspelled as scabbies
1. A contagious skin disease caused by a parasitic mite (
Sarcoptes scabiei) and characterized by intense itching.
2. A similar disease in animals; especially, sheep.
Infestation of the skin by the human itch mite. The initial symptoms of scabies are red, raised bumps that are intensely itchy.
A magnifying glass will reveal short, wavy lines of red skin, which are the burrows made by the mites. Treatment is with any of several scabicide medications.
scabietic, scabetic
A reference to scabies.
scabiophobia
An excessive fear of scabies (itch) or the “seven-year itch”.
scabious
1. Characterized by scabies.
2. Marked by scabs.
scabrate
Rough with a covering of stiff hairs, scales, or points.
scabrous
1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch.
2. Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf.
Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin":
callus-;
chorio-;
cicatri- (scar);
cori-;
cuti-;
hymen-;
lepido- (scab, scale);
papulo- (pimple);
psoro- (itch, mange);
pustu- (blister, pimple);
rhytid- (wrinkle);
sebo- (grease, oil).
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