acariasis

acariasis
Any disease caused by mites, usually a skin infestation. See mange.
- psoroptic a. infestation of mammalian skin with Psoroptes mites.

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ac·a·ri·a·sis .ak-ə-'rī-ə-səs n, pl -a·ses -.sēz infestation with or disease caused by mites called also acarinosis

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n.
an infestation of mites and ticks and the symptoms, for example allergy and dermatitis, that their presence may provoke.

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ac·a·ri·a·sis (ak″ə-riґə-sis) [acar- + -iasis] infestation with acarids (ticks or mites); see also mange. Called also acaridiasis and acarinosis.

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