phthiriasis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of phthiriasis
1590–1600; < Greek phtheiríāsis, equivalent to phtheír louse + -iāsis -iasis
Example Sentences
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It would be banal to recall that phthiriasis is caused by lice, and that certain larvae of Diptera, such as the cestrids, may occasion the disease called myasis.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Wherefore I cannot agree with those interpreters, who imagine that Herod was consumed by, and died of the phthiriasis, or louzy disease.
From Medica Sacra or a Commentary on on the Most Remarkable Diseases Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures by Mead, Richard
Sir," said he, "had Wilkes's mob prevailed against government, this nation had died of phthiriasis.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
Pediculosis: a state of lousiness, or the abnormal condition caused by the multiplication of lice on the body: sec phthiriasis.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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