psoˈroptic, a. Path.
[Arbitrarily f. Gr. ψώρα itch, after sarcoptic.]
Of the nature of psora.
| 1900 Field 7 July 46/3 Sarcoptic mange when the burrowing mites are the invaders, and psoroptic mange when the common surface mite is the cause of the itching and other effects. |