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A phono-semantic compound, 疥 combines the disease radical 疒 with the phonetic component 介. It denotes scabies, a contagious skin condition caused by itch mites, or mange in animals, and appears in both medical and everyday language to describe the intense itching. The structure places it within the traditional taxonomy of physical ailments.
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