mụn ghẻ

Trẻ em bị ghẻ thường có nhiều mụn ghẻ ở kẽ ngón tay.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Scabies sore / scabies lesion: A small, itchy skin lesion or pustule caused by the infestation of the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, characteristic of the skin disease scabies.
   • Sore from scabies: More generally, any skin eruption, blister, or sore resulting from scabies.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em bị ghẻ thường có nhiều mụn ghẻ ở kẽ ngón tay. (Children with scabies often have many scabies sores between their fingers.)
  • Mụn ghẻ gây ngứa dữ dội, đặc biệt là vào ban đêm. (The scabies sores cause intense itching, especially at night.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mụn ghẻ" is specifically medical/dermatological. In a clinical context, it refers to the primary visible sign of the parasitic infestation.

Variants and Related Words

• Ghẻ (n): Scabies (the disease itself).

  • Bệnh ghẻ rất dễ lây lan. (Scabies is very contagious.)

• Ngứa ghẻ (n): The itch caused by scabies.

  • Cơn ngứa ghẻ thật khó chịu. (The scabies itch is very uncomfortable.)

Synonyms

• Scabies lesion: A sore caused by scabies.
• Scabietic pustule: A clinical term for a pus-filled lesion from scabies.

Related Idioms

• Ghẻ lở: Often used together to describe a severe, mangy, or scabrous skin condition, implying something is in a poor, neglected, or corrupted state.
  • Căn nhà bỏ hoang trông ghẻ lở. (The abandoned house looks scabrous and dilapidated.)