PEDICULOSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching

Synonyms:

lousiness; pediculosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

infestation (the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pediculosis"):

head lice; pediculosis capitis (infestation of the scalp with lice)

pediculosis corporis (infestation of body skin with lice)

crabs; pediculosis pubis (infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice)