Kedani

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mite of species (Trombicula akamushi), found in Japan. countable, uncountable

    "The recent studies on the kedani disease of Japan are extremely interesting as examples of proteus infection through the wounds inflicted by an insect, a specific mite (kedani) closely allied to the harvest-mite (Leptus autumnalis)."

  2. 2
    A disease for which this mite is the vector; tsutsugamushi. countable, uncountable

    "The recent studies on the kedani disease of Japan are extremely interesting as examples of proteus infection through the wounds inflicted by an insect, a specific mite (kedani) closely allied to the harvest-mite (Leptus autumnalis)."

Synonyms

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tsutsugamushitsutsugamushi

Example

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"The recent studies on the kedani disease of Japan are extremely interesting as examples of proteus infection through the wounds inflicted by an insect, a specific mite (kedani) closely allied to the harvest-mite (Leptus autumnalis)."

Etymology

From Japanese 毛蜱 (kedani, “[hairy] mite”).

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