Definition of Pediculus capitis

1. Noun. Infests the head and body of humans.

Exact synonyms: Head Louse
Generic synonyms: Louse, Sucking Louse
Group relationships: Genus Pediculus, Pediculus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pediculus Capitis

Pecos River
Pecquet's cistern
Pecquet's duct
Pecquet's reservoir
Pecten irradians
Pecten magellanicus
Pectinibranchia
Pectinidae
Pedaliaceae
Pediamycin
Pediapred
Pediculidae
Pediculoides ventricosus
Pediculus capitis
Pediculus corporis
Pediculus humanus
Pedilanthus
Pedilanthus bracteatus
Pedilanthus pavonis
Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Pediocactus
Pediocactus knowltonii
Pedioecetes
Pedioecetes phasianellus
Pedionomus
Pedionomus torquatus
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Pee Dee

Literary usage of Pediculus capitis

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

1. Chemical and Microscopical Diagnosis by Francis Carter Wood (1909)
"... the folds of the elbow and knee-joint. The tunnels made by the insect may FIG. 116. —pediculus capitis AND EGG. vary from a few millimeters to several ..."

2. Diseases of the skin: Inluding the Acute Eruptive Fevers by Frank Crozer Knowles (1914)
"There are three varieties of pediculosis The first, pediculus capitis, attacks the scalp; the second, pediculus corporis, the general surface and the ..."

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