itch (redirected from swimmers' itch)

itch (ich) a skin disorder attended with itching.

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bakers' itch  any of several inflammatory dermatoses of the hands, especially chronic monilial paronychia, seen with special frequency in bakers.

barbers' itch 

1. tinea barbae.

2. sycosis vulgaris.

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

grocers' itch  a vesicular dermatitis caused by certain mites found in stored hides, dried fruits, grain, copra, and cheese.

ground itch  the itching eruption caused by the entrance into the skin of the larvae of Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus; see hookworm disease.

jock itch  tinea cruris.

swimmers' itch  an itching dermatitis due to penetration into the skin of larval forms (cercaria) of schistosomes, occurring in bathers in waters infested with these organisms.

winter itch  xerotic eczema.

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itch (ch)

n.

1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.

2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.

v.

To feel, have, or produce an itch.

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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.