how to pronounce scabies

/ˈskɛɪ.biːz/

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scabies is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of scabies

noun:

An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

scabies frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scabies occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scabies can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scabies can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;