scabies
/ˈskeɪbɪiːz/noun
mass noun
- a contagious skin disease marked by itching and small raised red spots, caused by the itch mite疥疮, 疥螨病。
词源
late Middle English (denoting various skin diseases)： from Latin, from scabere 'to scratch'. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.