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Definition of Phthirius pubis

1. Noun. A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthirius Pubis

Literary usage of Phthirius pubis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hygiene of Communicable Diseases: A Handbook for Sanitarians, Medical by Francis Merton Munson, John Harington, Francis Randolph Packard, Fielding Hudson Garrison (1920)
"The pubic region is its favorite place of abode. Phthirius pubis is found almost exclusively in the Caucasian race. ..."

2. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1893)
"The pediculus or phthirius pubis,* or as it is commonly known, "the crab-louse," is of a light-greyish color almost translucent at times. ..."

3. Manual of Clinical Microscopy and Chemistry: Prepared for the Use of by Hermann Lenhartz (1904)
"... a posterior body three or four times as long as the thorax. It is an insignificant parasite (Figs. 50 and 51). Fig. 49.—Phthirius pubis [Crab-louse]. ..."

4. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1916)
"1. Pediculus capitis. 2, Pediculus vestimenti. 2a. Protruded rostrum of Pediculus. 3. Phthirius pubis. 4. ... Phthirius pubis.—This louse is popularly known ..."

5. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1916)
"2a.. Protruded rostrum of Pediculus. 3. Phthirius pubis. 4. ... Phthirius pubis.—This louse is popularly known as the crab louse. The female is little more ..."

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