pediculosis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pediculosis
1885–90; < Latin pēdicul ( us ) louse ( see pedicular) + -osis
Example Sentences
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Once, in a Madrid café, the two of us encountered a Spanish marquis who wore celluloid cuffs, suffered from pediculosis and had been drunk for sixteen years.
From The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind by Nathan, George Jean
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)
Care should be taken not to confound it with pediculosis.
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
Pustular eruptions upon the scalp, especially posteriorly, should always arouse a suspicion of pediculosis.
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
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