SCABIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scabies mean? 

• SCABIES (noun)
  The noun SCABIES has 1 sense:

1. a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation

  Familiarity information: SCABIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCABIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

itch; scabies

Context example:

he has a bad case of the itch

Hypernyms ("scabies" is a kind of...):

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

 Context examples 

A rare, severe form of scabies that is associated with immunosuppression.

(Norwegian Scabies, NCI Thesaurus)

Medications used to treat lice and scabies infestations.

(Pediculicide, NCI Thesaurus)

Common causes are: • Allergic reactions • Eczema • Dry skin • Insect bites and stings • Irritating chemicals • Parasites such as pinworms, scabies, head and body lice • Pregnancy • Rashes • Reactions to medicines

(Itching, NIH)

Permethrin is used to eradicate parasites such as head lice, ticks and scabies from humans and animals.

(Permethrin, NCI Thesaurus)

A brownish-white colored, sand-like powder with a phosgene-like odor that emits toxic fumes of phosgene gas, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition. a-Hexachlorocyclohexane is the alpha-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane and is used as an insecticide to treat lice and scabies.

(a-Hexachlorocyclohexane, NCI Thesaurus)