pediculosis
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- pediculous adjective
Etymology
Origin of pediculosis
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
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 Thomson, Alexis
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
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
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)
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