MANGE

mange

(noun) a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mange (uncountable)

(pathology) A skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp, Demodecidae spp.).

Anagrams

• GenAm, Megan, Megna, engma

Source: Wiktionary


Mange, n. Etym: [See Mangy.] (Vet.)

Definition: The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. Mange insect (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse (Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes, equi), and that of cattle (Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys, bovis) are the most important species. See Acarina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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