PEDICULUS CAPITIS
\pɛdˈɪkjʊləs kapˈa͡ɪtɪs], \pɛdˈɪkjʊləs kapˈaɪtɪs], \p_ɛ_d_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_s k_a_p_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of PEDICULUS CAPITIS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Robley Dunglison
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See pediculus humanus. The head louse; a form of pediculus inhabiting the hairy scalp. It varies in length from 2/3 to 1 1/2 mm., and has an elongated, ovalish body with an acorn-shaped head, provided with two antennae, prominent eyes, and a suctorial mouth. Attached to the thorax are six legs armed with claws and hairs. Its color is commonly grayish or ashy, but is said to vary according to the color of its host, in Eskimos appearing white, in negroes black, and in Chinese yellowish brown. The ova ("nits") are pyriform or oval in shape, and are firmly attached to the hairs. It may produce impetigo, by its bite.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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