acarus
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Origin of acarus
1650–60; < New Latin < Greek ákari mite
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Mange Proper is also caused by a parasite or acarus, called the Sarcops canus.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
The disease varies, however, according to the species of acarus which infests the skin, so that we must treat of several different kinds of acariasis.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
The intense itching will always suggest this parasite, and the discovery of the acarus will identify the disease.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
I saw a little round bag, which I suspected to be the egg of an acarus.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
This is a cutaneous disease, analogous to the mange in horses and the itch in man, and is caused and propagated by a minute insect, the acarus.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
One hundred and sixty-six days from the commencement of the experiment—the first acari seen in connexion therewith, six in number and nearly full-grown, were discovered on the outside of the open glass vessel.
From An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges by Anonymous
The acari can be readily demonstrated microscopically in scrapings of the skin, treated with liquor potassæ.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
We are indebted to Albert Michael, of the Linnean Society of England, for a masterly treatise on a group of acari, or mites, known as the oribatidæ.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various
Having the skin of both hands filled with acari, I had not the patience to wait the end of an operation, which had already lasted till late at night.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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