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PEDICULOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
Synonyms:
lousiness; pediculosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pediculosis" is a kind of...):
infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pediculosis"):
head lice; pediculosis capitis (infestation of the scalp with lice)
pediculosis corporis (infestation of body skin with lice)
crabs; pediculosis pubis (infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice)
