SARCOPTES SCABIEI (VAR. HOMINIS)
\sˈɑːkɒpts skˈabiːˌa͡ɪ vˈɑː həmˈiːnɪz], \sˈɑːkɒpts skˈabiːˌaɪ vˈɑː həmˈiːnɪz], \s_ˈɑː_k_ɒ_p_t_s s_k_ˈa_b_iː__ˌaɪ__ v_ˈɑː h_ə_m_ˈiː_n_ɪ_z]\
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The itch mite; a minute parasitic species with numerous pointed tubercles, spines, and hairs on the dorsal surface. The females burrow deep in the epidermis to lay their eggs, and thus produce scabies. The mite occurs both in man and in certain of the lower animals, receiving special names, such as S. haminis, S. equi, S. canis, S. suis, S. cati, S. cuniculi, S. vulpis, and S. caprae. Some of the varieties that usually infest lower animals also attack man, producing a scabies of short duration.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Nearby Words
- sarcopsylla
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- sarcoptes
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- sarcoptic mange
- sarcoptid
- sarcoptidae
- sarcopyodes