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sar·cop·tic mange  audio  (sär-kptk) KEY 

NOUN:
Mange caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Sarcoptes, genus name : sarco- + Greek koptein, to cut


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