Sarcoptes

Sarcoptes
Sar·cop·tes sär-'käp-(.)tēz n a genus of whitish itch mites that is the type genus of the family Sarcoptidae

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n.
a genus of small oval mites. The female of S. scabiei, the scabies mite, tunnels into the skin, where it lays its eggs. The presence of the mites causes severe irritation, which eventually leads to scabies.

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Sar·cop·tes (sahr-kopґtēz) [sarco- + Gr. koptein to cut] a genus of mites of the family Sarcoptidae. S. scabieґi is the scabies or itch mite of humans, which causes scabies. Varieties of the same species cause mange in other animals.

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  • Sarcoptes — Sar*cop tes, n. [NL., from Gr. sa rx, sa rkos, flesh + ko ptein to cut.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sarcoptes — Sarcoptes, s. Krätzmilbe …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Sarcoptes — Sarcoptes, die Krätzmilbe, s. Milben, S. 798; Sarcoptidae (Krätz oder Lausmilben), Familie aus der Ordnung der Milben (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sarcoptes — Sarcoptes, s. Krätzmilben …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sarcoptes — Grabmilben Krätzemilbe (Sarcoptes scabiei) Systematik Unterstamm: Kieferklauenträger (Chelicerata) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sarcoptes — /saˈkɒptiz/ (say sah kopteez) noun (plural sarcoptes) a mite, parasitic on mammals, causing irritation and skin damage. {Greek sarx flesh + koptein to cut} –sarcoptic, adjective …  

  • Sarcoptes — noun type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites • Syn: ↑genus Sarcoptes • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcoptidae, ↑family Sarcoptidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sarcoptes scabiei — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Sarcoptes scabiei Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sarcoptes scabiei — especie de ácaros que provoca la sarna. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • Sarcoptes-Räude des Hundes — Hochgradige Sarcoptes Räude bei einem Haushund Die Sarcoptes Räude des Hundes ist eine hochansteckende parasitäre Hauterkrankung die durch die Räudemilbe Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis hervorgerufen wird. Sie ist durch gerötete Papeln, bei schwerem …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sarcoptes scabiei — Taxobox name = Sarcoptes scabiei image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida subclassis = Acarina superordo = Acariformes ordo = Astigmata subordo = Psoroptidia superfamilia = Sarcoptoidea …   Wikipedia

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