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Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
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pediculosis
Word definitions for pediculosis in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pediculosis is an infestation of lice (blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera ). The condition can occur in almost any species of warm-blooded animal (i.e. mammals and birds ), including humans . Although pediculosis in humans may ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) infestation with head lice
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching [syn: lousiness ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"lice infestation," 1809, with -osis + pediculus , diminutive of pedis "a louse," said in some sources to be akin to pedere "to break wind" (see petard ) on notion of "foul-smelling insect" [Watkins].
Usage examples of pediculosis.
Do not report submaxillary enlargement in recurrent tonsilitis or carious teeth or post-cervical enlargement in pediculosis capitis, or in impetigo or eczema of the scalp.