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mange
[mānj]a skin disease of domestic animals, due to mites.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
mange
(mānj),A cutaneous disease of domestic and wild animals caused by any one of several genera of skin-burrowing mites; in humans, mite infestations are usually called scabies.
[Fr. manger, to eat]
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mange
(mānj)n.
Any of several contagious skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by skin lesions, itching, and loss of hair.
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mange
(mānj)A cutaneous disease of domestic and wild animals caused by any one of several genera of skin-burrowing mites; in humans, mite infestations are usually referred to as scabies.
[Fr. manger, to eat]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
mange
A common skin disease of domestic animals sometimes transmitted to people. It is caused by any one of a range of skin mites, such as Sarcoptes scabei that burrow into the skin causing intense itching. See also SCABIES.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005