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pediculosis

American  
[puh-dik-yuh-loh-sis] / pəˌdɪk jəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. the state of being infested with lice.


pediculosis British  
/ pɪˌdɪkjʊˈləʊsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol the state of being infested with lice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pediculosis

1885–90; < Latin pēdicul ( us ) louse ( see pedicular) + -osis


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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.

From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres

The possibility of the pediculosis being secondary to eczema must not be forgotten.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

In 1913-1914, the force was especially interested in the question of communicable disease and the proportion of conjunctivitis, ring worm, impetigo, scabies, and pediculosis discovered and treated was very large.

From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres

If the physical examination has for its only result the entering of words upon record cards, then pediculosis and tuberculosis are of precisely equal importance.

From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres

Similar abscesses are met with on the scalp in association with eczema, impetigo, and pediculosis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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