itch mite

itch mite
itch mite n any of several minute parasitic mites that burrow into the skin of humans and animals and cause itch esp a mite of any of several varieties of a species of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei) that causes the itch, is about 1/60 inch (0.4 millimeter) long, and has a round-ovate body and 3-jointed legs and mandibles resembling minute needles

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Sarcoptes scabiei. 2. Notoedres cati.

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  • Itch mite — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Itch mite — may refer to:* Sarcoptes scabiei scabies * Psorergates ovis sheep itch mite * Psorobia bos cattle itch mite * Pyemotes herfsi oak leaf gall mite * Pyemotes tritici straw itch mite * Pyemotes ventricosus grain itch mite …   Wikipedia

  • itch-mite — itchˈ mite noun A mite (Sarcoptes scabiei) that burrows in the skin causing severe itching leading to scabies • • • Main Entry: ↑itch …   Useful english dictionary

  • itch mite — noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals itch mites cause scabies • Syn: ↑sarcoptid • Hypernyms: ↑mite • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptes, ↑genus Sarcoptes * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • itch mite — a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • itch mite — /ˈɪtʃ maɪt/ (say ich muyt) noun a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals …  

  • itch mite — noun a parasitic mite which burrows under the skin, causing scabies or (in animals) sarcoptic mange. [Sarcoptes scabiei.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • Itch — Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Itch insect — Itch Itch, n. 1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact. [1913 Webster] 2. Any itching eruption …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grain itch mite. — See straw mite. * * * …   Universalium

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