| acarodermatitis | A skin inflammation or eruption produced by a mite. Origin: G. Akari, mite, + derma (dermat-), skin (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acarodermatitis urticarioides | Infestation with the grain itch mite, Pyemotes ventricosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acaroid | <zoology> Shaped like or resembling a mite. Origin: NL, acarus a mite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acarology | The study of acarine parasites, the ticks and mites, and the diseases they transmit. Origin: G. Akari, mite, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| acarophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of small parasites, small particles, or of itching. Origin: G. Akari, mite, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |