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noun
Infestation with head lice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lousiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infestation
Narrower terms: pediculosis capitis, head lice, pediculosis corporis, pediculosis pubis, crabs
History
From Latin pēdiculus (“louse”) + -osis. By surface analysis, pedic(u)le + -osis.
Across languages
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