pediculosis

American  

[puh-dik-yuh-loh-sis] / pəˌdɪk yəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. the state of being infested with lice.

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pediculosis British  

/ pɪˌdɪkjʊˈləʊsɪs, pɪˈdɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. pathol the state of being infested with lice

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Other Word Forms

• pediculous adjective

Etymology

Origin of pediculosis

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

Example Sentences

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 Ayres, Leonard Porter

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Is there any difficulty in the diagnosis of pediculosis capitis?

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Impetigo contagiosa, ringworm, favus, scabies and pediculosis; excluding the exanthemata, erysipelas, syphilis and certain rare and doubtful diseases.

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 Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

There are also recorded instances in French literature in which persons affected with pediculosis, have, during sleep, unconsciously swallowed lice which were afterward found in the stools.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)