acariasis
101infestation — noun 1. the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites • Derivationally related forms: ↑infest • Hypernyms: ↑fullness • Hyponyms: ↑fascioliasis, ↑fasciolosis, ↑fasciolopsiasis, ↑ …
102chicken mite — noun : a small mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) infesting poultry especially in warm regions * * * chicken mite, a mite that burrows into the skin of fowls, causing loss of vigor and development; chicken tick. Sometimes these mites infest human beings …
103isle of wight disease — ˈwīt Usage: usually capitalized I&W Etymology: Isle of Wight, island in the English channel constituting a county of England : a serious European disease of adult honeybees caused by a minute mite (Acarapis woodi) * * * Isle of Wight disease noun …
104otacariasis — |ōd.+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from ot + acariasis : infestation with or disease caused by ear mites : ear mange, canker 7a …
105sheep scab — noun : mange (as psoroptic mange) of sheep compare head scab * * * sheep scab noun A mange in sheep transmitted by mites • • • Main Entry: ↑sheep * * * sheep scab, a contagious disease of sheep due to mites which live on the skin and cause the… …
106ac|a|ri|a|sis — «AK uh RY uh sihs», noun. an infestation of plant, animal, or man with mites or ticks. ╂[< New Latin acariasis < Greek akarí mite + New Latin asis, suffix forming names of diseases] …
