itch mite (redirected from itch mites)

mite (mīt) any arthropod of the order Acarina except the ticks; they are minute animals, usually transparent or semitransparent, and may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, causing various skin irritations.

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chigger mite , harvest mite chigger.

itch mite , mange mite see Notoedres and Sarcoptes.

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itch mite

n.

A parasitic mite that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.

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itch mite

Etymology: AS, giccan + mite

a tiny arachnid with piercing and sucking mouthparts. At least three genera of itch mites are recognized: Chorioptes, Notoedres, and Sarcoptes.

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itch

a skin disease attended with itching.

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girth itch

see girth itch.

grain itch

pruritic dermatitis due to a mite, Pyemotes ventricosus, which preys on certain insect larvae which live on straw, grain and other plants.

ground itch

the pruritic eruption caused by the entrance into the skin of the hookworm larvae. See also bunostomiasis, ancylostomiasis, uncinariasis.

mad itch

see aujeszky's disease.

itch mite

see psorergatesovis.

Queensland itch

see equine allergic dermatitis.

sweet itch

see equine allergic dermatitis.