- Pediculous
- Pediculous Pe*dic"u*lous, a. [L. pediculosus.] Pedicular. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Pediculous
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pediculous — adjective Etymology: Latin pediculosus, from pediculus Date: circa 1550 infested with lice ; lousy … New Collegiate Dictionary
pediculous — See pediculosis. * * * … Universalium
pediculous — Infested with lice. SYN: lousy. * * * pe·dic·u·lous pi dik yə ləs adj infested with lice: LOUSY * * * pe·dic·u·lous (pə dikґu ləs) infested with lice … Medical dictionary
pediculous — adj. infested with lice … English contemporary dictionary
pediculous — pe·dic·u·lous … English syllables
pediculous — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ləs adjective Etymology: Latin pediculosus, from pediculus louse + osus ous more at pedicular : infested with lice : lousy … Useful english dictionary
pediculosis — pediculous /peuh dik yeuh leuhs/, adj. /peuh dik yeuh loh sis/, n. Pathol. the state of being infested with lice. [1885 90; < L pedicul(us) louse (see PEDICULAR) + OSIS] * * * … Universalium
blepharitis — Inflammation of the eyelids. [blepharo + G. itis, inflammation] b. acarica SYN: demodectic b.. b. angularis inflammation of the lid margins at the angles of the commissure. ciliary b. SYN: b. marginalis. demodectic b. inflammation of the eyelid… … Medical dictionary
Phthiriasis — Phthi*ri a*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? louse.] (Med.) A disease (morbus pediculous) consisting in the excessive multiplication of lice on the human body. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lousy — SYN: pediculous. * * * lousy lau̇ zē adj, lous·i·er; est infested with lice … Medical dictionary
