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mite
mite small, often microscopic chelicerate that, along with the tick, makes up the order Acarina; it is also related to spiders. The unsegmented mite body is typically oval and compact, although a few, mostly parasites, are elongated and wormlike. There are four pairs of legs. The movable head is at... Read more
scabies
scabies , highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite ( Sarcoptes scabiei ). The disease is also known as itch. It is acquired through close contact with an infested individual or contaminated clothing and is most prevalent among those living in crowded and unhygienic conditions... Read more
mange
mange , contagious skin disease of domestic and wild animals. The several types of mange, including follicular and sarcoptic mange, are caused by various minute parasitic mites that burrow into skin, hair follicles, or sweat glands. This leads to chronic skin inflammation and loss of hair. Sarcoptic... Read more
arachnid
arachnid , mainly terrestrial arthropod of the class Arachnida, including the spider , scorpion , mite and tick, harvestman (daddy longlegs), and a few minor groups. The body is divided into a cephalothorax with six pairs of appendages, and an abdomen. The first two pairs of appendages are use... Read more
chigger
chigger minute, six-legged, reddish larva of the harvest mite , one of various red bugs widely distributed throughout the world and common in the S United States. Attaching itself by its mouthparts to the skin of its vertebrate host, the chigger injects saliva that destroys cells and may cause a... Read more
thrips
thrips minute, agile insects of the order Thysanoptera. Thrips have piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and cup-shaped feet from which bladderlike adhesive organs may be extended. Some species are wingless, but many have four narrow, featherlike wings fringed with hairs. Metamorphosis is gradual, and... Read more
typhus
typhus any of a group of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms classified between bacteria and viruses, known as rickettsias. Typhus diseases are characterized by high fever and an early onset of rash and headache. They respond to antibiotic treatment with tetracycline and chloramphenicol an... Read more
citrus fruits
citrus fruits widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae ( orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange, pomelo, grapefruit , lemon , lime , citron , and kumquat . Almost all the species bearing edible fruits ar... Read more
Chelicerata
Chelicerata , phylum of the living horseshoe crabs (class Merostomata), the arachnids (class Arachnida), and the sea spiders (class Pycnogonida). Chelicerates are characterized by the absence of antennae and jaws and the presence of feeding structures (chelicera), which are modified pincerlike appen... Read more
rickettsia
rickettsia , any of a group of very small microorganisms, many disease-causing, that live in vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking parasitic arthropods such as fleas , lice (see louse ), and ticks. Rickettsias are named after their discoverer, the American pathologist Harold Taylor Ricke... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "mite"

mite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...also related to spiders. The unsegmented mite body is typically oval and compact, although...and adult. The thousands of different mite species are worldwide in distribution and...cheese, meat, grains, and flour. The spider mite, or red spider, which is a mite and not... Read more
Scabies
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...parasitic skin infection caused by a tiny mite ( sarcoptes scabiei ). Description Scabies...tiny, 0.3 mm-long, parasitic insect called a mite. When a human comes into contact with the female mite, the mite burrows under the skin, laying eggs... Read more
chigger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia chigger ( harvest mite or red bug ) Tiny, red larva of some kinds of mites found worldwide. Adults lay eggs on plants and hatched larvae find an animal host. Length: 0.1–16mm (0.004–0.6in). Order Acarina; family Trombiculidae. Read more
scabies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite ( Sarcoptes scabiei ). The disease is also known as itch. It...those living in crowded and unhygienic conditions. The female mite burrows her way into the skin, depositing eggs along the tunnel... Read more
red spider
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see mite . Read more
tick
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see mite . Read more
arachnid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , mainly terrestrial arthropod of the class Arachnida, including the spider , scorpion , mite and tick, harvestman (daddy longlegs), and a few minor groups. The body is divided into a cephalothorax with six pairs of appendages... Read more
Rickettsial Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health ...Transovarian in cat fleas and opossum-flea cycle Worldwide Spotted fever group: Rickettsialpox R. akari Mouse mite Mite/mice Mouse mite bite Transovarian in mites and mite-mouse cycle Worldwide Rocky Mountain spotted fever R. rickettsii Dog, wood... Read more
red bug
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition name for various red insects. Chief among them are the cotton stainer of the S United States, which pierces the seeds of the cotton plant and discolors the fibers, and the larva of the harvest mite, or chigger , the cause of red-bug dermatitis. Read more
Jefferson Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...independence. History has served Jefferson Davis badly by placing him opposite Abraham Lincoln. Davis is grudged even the loser's mite, for Fate chose Robert E. Lee to embody the "Lost Cause." Yet Davis led the Confederacy and suffered its defeat with great dignity... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "mite"

Grupo L í mite
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 GRUPO L Í MITE Formed: 1995, Monterrey, Nuevo Le ó...and photogenic appeal, Grupo L í mite helped modernize norte ñ o music and...guitar) player, and a drummer. L í mite added keyboards and electric guitar. The... Read more
mite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mite 1 / mīt / • n. a minute arachnid (order or subclass...the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals. mite 2 • n. 1. a small child or animal, esp. when regarded as an object of sympathy: the poor little mite looks half-starved. 2. a very small amount: his teacher thought... Read more
MITE
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations MITE Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Technician Engineers Read more
mites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences mites See CHELICERATA . Read more
acari mites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology acari mites See ACARINA . Read more
Sarcoptes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Sarcoptes (sar- kop -teez) n. a genus of small oval mites. S. scabiei the scabies mite. The female tunnels into the skin, where it lays its eggs. The presence of the mites causes severe irritation, which eventually leads to scabies. Read more
Arachnida
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...aquatic habitats, although to a very much smaller extent (there is only one species of aquatic spider, and only one species of mite in ten is aquatic). Except for many plant and animal parasites found among the mites, and some scavenging harvestmen (order Opiliones... Read more
scabies
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing scabies ( skay -beez) n. a skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Scabies is typified by severe itching, red papules, and often secondary infection. The mites pass from person... Read more
termite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ter·mite / ˈtərˌmīt / • n. a small, pale soft-bodied insect (order Isoptera) that lives in large colonies... Read more
chromite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English chro·mite / ˈkrōˌmīt / • n. a brownish-black mineral that consists of a mixed oxide of chromium and iron and is the principal ore of chromium. Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "mite"

spider
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...tick castor bean tick cattle tick chigger daddy longlegs deer tick giant hairy hadrurus harvestman harvest mite itch mite Lone Star tick mite pseudoscorpion rabbit tick scabies mite schizomid scorpion spider mite sun spider/scorpion tick velvet mite... Read more
iota
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English iota • noun   synonyms : bit, mite, speck, atom, jot, whit, particle, fraction, morsel, grain; inf. smidgen, smidge. Read more
bug
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus bug • noun   1. bugs were crawling everywhere synonyms : insect, mite; informal creepy-crawly, beastie.   2. informal a stomach bug synonyms : illness, ailment, disorder, infection, disease, sickness... Read more
tot
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English tot • noun   synonyms : baby, infant, toddler, child, little one, mite. Read more
granule
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English granule • noun   synonyms : grain, particle, crumb, fragment, bit, scrap, mite, molecule, atom, iota, jot. Read more
tad
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus tad • noun  I'll have just a tad of whipped cream synonyms : bit, whit, mite, touch, modicum, iota, hint, soupçon, fraction, titch, tinch. Read more
crumb
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English crumb • noun   synonyms : bit, fragment, morsel, particle, grain, atom, speck, scrap, shred, sliver, snippet, mite. Read more
whit
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English whit • noun  not give a whit | not a whit better synonyms : particle, bit, jot, iota, mite, little, trifle. Read more
dot
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English dot • noun   synonyms : spot, speck, fleck, point, mark, dab, particle, atom, iota, jot, mote, mite; period, decimal point. phrase: on the dot   3 o'clock on the dot | arrive on the dot synonyms : exactly, precisely, to the... Read more
atom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English atom • noun   synonyms : iota, jot, bit, whit, particle, scrap, shred, trace, speck, spot, dot, crumb, fragment, grain, morsel, mite. Read more

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Vineyard views.(The University of California)(Willamette mite problem)
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Mite and pet allergen levels in homes of children born to allergic and nonallergic parents: the PIAMA study. (Children's Health: Articles).
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A tiny Menace Island-Hops the Caribbean: destructive mite threatens region's palms and perhaps bananas.
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Dust mites everywhere. (adapted from the Medical Tribune, March 21, 1996)
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