mange

noun

ˈmānj 

: any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange

Examples of mange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Koalas are also vulnerable to cancers, fungal infections, herpes, parasites, kidney problems, mange, and a retrovirus that might leave them immunocompromised. —Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024

He was also exposed to rat poison and developed mange. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024

But in a related matter, Duarte and Glendora have warned her to stop treating coyotes in the field for mange by feeding them raw meat and dead rats spiked with a medication, according to documents filed by city attorneys in both cities. —Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2023

He was treated for mange [a skin disease caused by parasitic mites]. —Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English manjewe, from Anglo-French manjue, from manger to eat

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mange

• sarcoptic mange

Kids Definition

mange

noun

ˈmānj 

: any of several contagious skin diseases of domestic animals and sometimes human beings that are marked especially by itching and loss of hair and are caused by tiny mites

Medical Definition

mange

noun

ˈmānj 

: any of various more or less severe, persistent, and contagious skin diseases that are marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair and that affect domestic animals or sometimes humans

especially : a skin disease caused by a minute parasitic mite of Sarcoptes, Psoroptes, Chorioptes, or related genera that burrows in or lives on the skin or by one of the genus Demodex that lives in the hair follicles or sebaceous glands see chorioptic mange, demodectic mange, sarcoptic mange, scabies