sarcoptic mange

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sär kop′tik)


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sar•cop′tic mange′  (sär kop′tik),USA pronunciation [Vet. Pathol.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesmange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • Greek sar(k)- sarc- + kópt(ein) to peck, gnaw, strike + Neo-Latin -es noun, nominal ending (Latin -ēs)) + -ic
  • Neo-Latin Sarcopt(es) genus name (irregularly
  • 1885–90

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