A name for a small problemSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
The place an animal cannot scratch
Acnestis is a zoological term for a patch of an animal’s skin that it cannot reach to scratch, usually between the shoulder blades. It names an inaccessible area, rather than the whole back or a kind of itch.
A familiar difficulty can have a surprisingly specific name.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10