| pediculi | Plural of pediculus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pediculicide | An agent used to destroy lice. Origin: L. Pediculus, louse, + caedo, to kill (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculina | <zoology> A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. Origin: NL. See Pediculus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Pediculoides ventricosus | Synonym: Pyemotes tritici. Origin: Mod. L., fr. L. Pediculus, louse, + venter, belly (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of infestation with lice. Synonym: phthiriophobia. Origin: L. Pediculus, louse, + G. Phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculosis | <dermatology> Infestation with lice of the family Pediculidae, especially infestation with Pediculus humanus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pediculosis capitis | The presence of lice on the scalp, seen especially in children, with nits attached to hairs. Synonym: pthiriasis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculosis corporis | The presence of body lice which live in the seams of clothing. Biting causes pruritus and excoriations. See: parasitic melanoderma. Synonym: pediculosis vestimenti, pediculosis vestimentorum, pthiriasis corporis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculosis palpebrarum | The presence of lice in the eyelashes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculosis pubis | Infestation with the pubic or crab louse, Pthirus pubis, especially in pubic hair, causing pruritus and maculae ceruleae. Synonym: pthiriasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculosis vestimentorum | The presence of body lice which live in the seams of clothing. Biting causes pruritus and excoriations. See: parasitic melanoderma. Synonym: pediculosis vestimenti, pediculosis vestimentorum, pthiriasis corporis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculous | Infested with lice. Synonym: lousy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculous blepharitis | Marginal blepharitis due to the presence of lice. Synonym: blepharitis phthiriatica, pediculous blepharitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pediculus | Origin: L, a louse. <zoology> A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pediculus arcus vertebrae | The constricted portion of the arch on either side extending from the body to the lamina; bound intervertebral foramina superiorly and inferiorly. Synonym: pediculus arcus vertebrae, radix arcus vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |