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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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
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 Ayres, Leonard Porter
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
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
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
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