itch : Idioms & Phrases

• a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast.

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• noun fungal infection of the face and neck
  tinea barbae.
  

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• sycosis.

Webster 1913

• an eczema of the hands attended with much itching, occurring among bricklayers.

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• noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
  milk pox; pseudovariola; West Indian smallpox; Kaffir pox; pseudosmallpox; variola minor; white pox; alastrim.
  

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• noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  STD; VD; venereal infection; Cupid's disease; sexually transmitted disease; dose; Venus's curse; venereal disease; social disease.
  

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• noun fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body
  

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• an itching eruption, being a variety of eczema, produced by the sugar mite (Tyrogluphus sacchari).
• (Med.), a disease of the akin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.

Webster 1913

• (Zoöl.), a small parasitic mite (Sarcoptes scabei) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin, thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in Append.

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• noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals
  sarcoptid.
  
  • itch mites cause scabies

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• . (Zoöl.) Same as Itch insect, above. Also, other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the horse and ox.

Webster 1913

• noun fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
  eczema marginatum; tinea cruris.
  

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• (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; also called swamp itch, winter itch.

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• noun a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
  mal rosso; Alpine scurvy; pellagra; mayidism; maidism; mal de la rosa.
  

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• a variety of eczema, due to the action of sugar upon the skin.

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• . (Med.) See Prairie itch, under Prairie.

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• noun a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
  schistosome dermatitis.
  

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• (Med.), a form of eczema occurring on the back of the hands of warehousemen.

Webster 1913

• eczema of the hands and arms, occurring among washerwomen.

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• . (Med.) See Prarie itch, under Prairie.

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