According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
SCABIES
scabies, itch
(noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; “he has a bad case of the itch”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scabies (uncountable)
(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
Anagrams
• abscise, ecbasis
Source: Wiktionary
Sca"bi*es, n. (Med.)
Definition: The itch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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