scabies
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of scabies
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin scabiēs “roughness, itch,” from scabere “to scratch, scrape”; see also shave
Example Sentences
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Rat Scabies, drummer for the pioneering punk band the Damned, has a nice cameo as the proprietor of a music store that also deals in guns.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Scabies, diarrhea and respiratory infections rip through overcrowded shelters.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Scabies is caused by mites that lay eggs in the skin, which make it very itchy and red.
From BBC • May 24, 2022
Scabies broke out among the inmates, and a golf-ball-size pustule grew on Hossein’s nose.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
Scabies was the only skin lesion which has been common among the troops.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
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