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pedicular

[puh-dik-yuh-ler]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to lice.
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Origin of pedicular

1650–60; < Latin pēdiculāris, derivative of pēdiculus, diminutive of pēdis louse; see -cule1, -ar1
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British Dictionary definitions for pedicular

pedicular

adjective
  1. relating to, infested with, or caused by lice
  2. biology of or relating to a stem, stalk, or pedicle
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Word Origin

C17: from Latin pedīculāris, from pedīculus, diminutive of pedis louse
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pedicular in Medicine

pedicular

(pə-dĭk′yə-lər)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or caused by lice.
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