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    SCABIES

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritationplay

    Example:

    he has a bad case of the itch

    Synonyms:

    itch; scabies

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("scabies" is a kind of...):

    infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

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