Taber's Medical Dictionary
Acarina
(ak″ă-rī′nă, rē′)
[acarus]
An order of arachnids that includes many ticks and mites. Most are ectoparasites whose bites or burrowing cause localized dermatitis and itching. Systemic reactions are rare. Some may be vectors of disease.
SEE: Ixodidae; SEE: Lyme disease; SEE: Sarcoptidae; SEE: scabies; SEE: tick
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Acarina." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743173/all/Acarina.
Acarina. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743173/all/Acarina. Accessed January 21, 2021.
Acarina. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743173/all/Acarina
Acarina [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2021 January 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743173/all/Acarina.
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