— scabietic /skay'bee et"ik/ , adj.
/skay"beez, -bee eez'/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) Pathol., Vet. Pathol.
a contagious skin disease occurring esp. in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Cf. itch (def. 10), mange .
[ 1350-1400; ME scabies roughness, the itch, deriv. of scabere to scratch, scrape; c. SHAVE ]