acariasis
acariasis · acariases
An infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticksAn infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticks.
/ˌæk.əˈɹaɪ.ə.sɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticks.
infestation with itch mites
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Circa 19th century, from acar- + -iasis.Circa 19th century, from acar- + -iasis.
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Forms
plural: acariasesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- infestation with itch mites:acariosisacaridiasis
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedotoacariasis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable