mange
[ meynj ]
/ meɪndʒ /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
Nearby words
manganite, mangano-, manganous, manganous sulfate, mangbetu, mange, mangeao, mangel-wurzel, mangelwurzel, mangemange, manger
Origin of mange
1375–1425; late Middle English manjewe < Middle French mangeue an eating, itch, derivative of mangier to eat; see manger
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British Dictionary definitions for mange
mange
/ (meɪndʒ) /
noun
an infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals, characterized by itching, formation of papules and vesicles, and loss of hair: caused by parasitic mites
Word Origin for mange
C14: from Old French mangeue itch, literally: eating, from mangier to eat
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Medicine definitions for mange
mange
[ mānj ]
n.
Any of several chronic skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by skin lesions, itching, and loss of hair.
Related forms
mang′y (mān′jē) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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