PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infestation of the scalp with lice

Synonyms:

head lice; pediculosis capitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pediculosis capitis" is a kind of...):

lousiness; pediculosis (infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching)

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