skabies
Indonesian
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin scabiēs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskabies (plural skabies-skabies, first-person possessive skabiesku, second-person possessive skabiesmu, third-person possessive skabiesnya)
- (dermatology, pathology) scabies: an infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.
- Synonym: kudis
Further reading
edit- “skabies” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.