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Noun CEFR B1

ˈskeɪ.biz

Definitions

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.

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العربية أسعف الجرب جرب حكة سعفة قروعة

Беларуская кароста

Български краста

Bosanski rana šuga svrab краста свраб

Català ronya sarna

Čeština prašivina svrab

Deutsch Kratze Räude Schabe Skabies

Ελληνικά ψώρα

Esperanto skabio

Español sarna

Suomi kutka syyhy

Français gale mal de Sainte-Marie

Galego caracha raña sarna

Hrvatski rana šuga svrab краста свраб

Magyar rüh

Հայերեն քոս

Bahasa Indonesia buduk daring kudis skabies

Íslenska maurakláði

Italiano rogna scabbia

日本語疥癬皮癬

Қазақша қотыр

한국어 疥 개창 옴

Kurdî ruh

Latina scabies

Te Reo Māori hakihaki

Македонски шуга

Nederlands schurft

Polski świerzb

Português sarna

Română râie scabie

Русский короста ска́биес чесотка

Slovenščina ruša

Shqip zgjebe

Српски rana šuga svrab краста свраб

Svenska fnatt skabb

Kiswahili upele

தமிழ் சொறி சொறிசிரங்கு

ไทย หิด

Tagalog galis

Türkçe uyuz

Українська короста

Tiếng Việt ghế ghẻ lở

Examples

“Further, just as the discovery of the cause of scabies proved the absurdity of many of the old prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of that disease; so the discovery of the cause of splenic fever, and other such maladies, has given a new direction to prophylactic and curative measures against the worst scourges of humanity.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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