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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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