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mange
[ meynj ]
/ meɪndʒ /
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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.
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Origin of mange
1375–1425; late Middle English manjewe<Middle French mangeue an eating, itch, derivative of mangier to eat; see manger
Words nearby mange
manganite, mangano-, manganous, manganous sulfate, Mangbetu, mange, mangeao, mangel-wurzel, mangemange, manger, mangetout
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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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Medical 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.
Other words from mange
mang′y (mān′jē) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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