sarcoptic mange

[ sahr-kop-tik ]
/ sɑrˈkɒp tɪk /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.

Origin of sarcoptic mange

1885–90; < New Latin Sarcopt(es) genus name (irregular < Greek sar(k)- sarc- + kópt(ein) to peck, gnaw, strike + New Latin -es noun ending (Latin -ēs)) + -ic

Words nearby sarcoptic mange

sarcopoietic, sarcopterygian, sarcoptes, sarcoptes scabiei, sarcoptic, sarcoptic mange, sarcoptid, sarcoptidae, sarcosine, sarcosinemia, sarcosis