pediculus

pediculus definition - medical

pe·dic·u·lus (pə-dĭkˈyə-ləs)

noun pl. pe·dic·u·li (-līˌ)
A pedicle.
Pediculus definition - medical

Pediculus

noun
A genus of parasitic lice of the family Pediculidae that live in the hair and that includes species that infest the human scalp and body.

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