Relating to or caused by Chorioptes mites, typically describing a skin condition in animals.
Derived from the genus name Chorioptes with the adjective suffix '-ic,' which comes from Greek. This medical term emerged as veterinary science became more specialized in the 1800s.
Chorioptic mange was such a problem for cattle farmers that it drove early research into antiparasitic treatments—basically, itchy cows led to medical breakthroughs!
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