head louse

American  

noun

1. louse1

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Etymology

Origin of head louse

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

One section demonstrates how it could be used to generate a letter about a head lice outbreak, for example.

From BBC

"It's the season for skin infections and we don't have creams or ointments for bacterial infections, no medicines to treat scabies and head lice."

From BBC

She was described as gaunt, with dark rings under her eyes and the worst case of head lice an expert had seen in her 30-year career.

From BBC

CDC guidance for children with head lice is not to send them home from school early but at the end of the day and return to class after treatment has begun.

From Los Angeles Times

Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this morning went home thanks to head lice.

From Salon