皮ひ癬ぜん

noun

scabies; the itch; mange

Medical term for a contagious skin disease caused by mites; rare in everyday language, often replaced by 疥癬 (かいせん) in modern contexts.

See also: 疥癬

• 昔むかしは皮ひ癬ぜんという言こと葉ばが使つかわれたが、今いまは疥かい癬せんが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

  In the past, the word 皮癬 was used, but now 疥癬 is more common.