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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] louse.]

(Med.)

A disease (morbus pediculous) consisting in the excessive multiplication of lice on the human body.

phthiriasis ‎(plural phthiriases)

infestation with crab lice

pediculosis — see pediculosis