‖ scabies Path.
(ˈskeɪbiːz, formerly ˈskeɪbɪiːz)
[L. scabiēs, f. scabĕre to scratch, scrape, prob. related ultimately to OE. sceafan (see shave v.).]
† 1. A general term for skin-diseases characterized by scabby or scaly eruption. Obs.
| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 248 Scabies is whanne þe iȝe liddis ben reed & to-swolle, & ful of reed pinplis. 1671 Salmon Syn. Med. i. xlviii. 114 Ψῶρα, Scabies, Scales or Tumours rising from corrupted blood. 1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Scabies, the Itch: 'Tis of two sorts, moist and dry. 1742 tr. Heister's Surg. (1768) I. 288 In the Pox you..find both Head and Face..spread with dry Scabs, and scabby Ulcers, which is called a Venereal Scabies. |
2. A contagious skin-disease, due to a parasite, Sarcoptes scabiei; the itch.
| 1814 T. Bateman Synopsis (ed. 3) 191 The Scabies, or Itch, is an eruption of pustules,..it is accompanied by constant..itching. 1834 Cycl. Pract. Med. III. 636 In whatsoever form scabies manifests itself, it is to be regarded entirely as a local affection. 1875 B. Meadows Clin. Observ. 23 Mr. R―, a farmer, of good constitution and quiet habits, is supposed to have had Scabies about twelve months ago. |