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sarcoptic mange

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sar·​cop·​tic mange | \ (ˌ)sär-ˈkäp-tik- How to pronounce sarcoptic mange (audio) \

Definition of sarcoptic mange

: mange caused by mites (genus Sarcoptes) burrowing in the skin especially of the head and face

Examples of sarcoptic mange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The ridiculously adorable creature — a male — was found in the middle of a busy road and faces an uphill battle to fight sarcoptic mange and an upper respiratory infection, according to a post on the Humane Society's Facebook page. — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ridiculously adorable baby red fox dubbed Clover admitted to Wisconsin Humane Society," 14 Mar. 2018 The animals are suffering from sarcoptic mange, a highly contagious disease that causes itching, severe skin irritation and loss of fur. — Debbi Baker, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Sightings of 'zombie' dogs prompt warnings in Chicago," 7 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of sarcoptic mange

1886, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for sarcoptic mange

New Latin Sarcoptes, a genus of mites (probably for expected *Sarcocoptes, from sarco- sarco- + Greek kop-, stem of kóptein "to strike, cut off" + -tēs, agent suffix) + -ic entry 1 — more at apocope

Note: The genus name Sarcoptes was introduced, without etymology, by the French zoologist Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) in Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes, tome 3, Paris, An X [1802], p. 67, replacing Linnaeus's Acarus scabiei.

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sarcoptic mange

noun

Medical Definition of sarcoptic mange

: mange caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes that burrow in the skin especially of the head and face — compare chorioptic mange, demodectic mange

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