sarcoptic mange

noun sar·cop·tic mange \(ˌ)sär-ˈkäp-tik-\

Definition of SARCOPTIC MANGE

: mange caused by mites (genus Sarcoptes) burrowing in the skin especially of the head and face

New Latin Sarcoptes, from sarc- + Greek koptein to cut — more at capon

First Known Use: 1886

Medical Dictionary

noun

: a mange caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes that burrow in the skin especially of the head and face—compare chorioptic mange, demodectic mange

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