mange
[ meynj ]
/ meɪndʒ /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
Origin of mange
1375–1425; late Middle English
manjewe < Middle French
mangeue an eating, itch, derivative of
mangier to eat; see
manger
Words nearby mange
manganite,
mangano-,
manganous,
manganous sulfate,
mangbetu,
mange,
mangeao,
mangel-wurzel,
mangelwurzel,
mangemange,
manger
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British Dictionary definitions for mange
mange
/ (meɪndʒ) /
noun
an infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals, characterized by itching, formation of papules and vesicles, and loss of hair: caused by parasitic mites
Word Origin for mange
C14: from Old French
mangeue itch, literally: eating, from
mangier to eat
Medical definitions for mange
mange
[ mānj ]
n.
Any of several chronic skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by skin lesions, itching, and loss of hair.