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mange

/meɪndʒ/

Meanings
noun
A skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

Examples :

"The dog's mange required veterinary treatment. "
disease animal medicine

Related Words

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required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

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dog noun

/dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/

A mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

"The dog barked all night long."

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mammals noun

/ˈmæməlz/

An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.

"My pet cat is a mammal, and so are my dogs. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

The process or manner of treating someone or something.

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

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skin noun

/skɪn/

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

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caused verb

/kɔzd/

To set off an event or action.

"The lightning caused thunder."

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mites noun

/maɪts/

Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).

"The farmer sprayed the apple trees to kill the mites that were damaging the fruit. "

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veterinary noun

/ˈvɛt.ɹɪ.nɛɹ.i/ /ˈvɛt.ə.ɹɪ.nɛɹ.i/

A veterinary surgeon, a veterinarian

"The veterinary examined the cat's injured paw. "

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parasitic noun

/pæ.ɹəˈsɪt.ɪk/ /pɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

"The parasitic capacitance in the circuit caused unexpected delays in the computer program's execution. "

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disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."