mange
noun [U] /meɪndʒ/Definition
› an infectious disease in animals that have hair, such as dogs and cats, which makes hair fall out and causes areas of rough skinVeterinary medicine
(Definition of mange noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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