infested with lice

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• Lice, head — The condition of being infested with lice is called pediculosis. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with someone who already has head lice …   Medical dictionary

• Head lice infestation — The condition of being infested with lice is called pediculosis. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Having head lice is very common. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with… …   Medical dictionary

• Pubic lice — Parasitic insects found in the genital area of humans. Also called crabs. Pubic lice are usually spread through sexual contact. Rarely, infestation can be spread through contact with an infested person s bed linens, towels, or clothes. A common… …   Medical dictionary

• School head lice policy — An Italian woman searches for lice in her son s hair c.1860 …   Wikipedia

• Pediculosis — Infested with lice. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Having head lice is very common. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with someone who already has head lice,… …   Medical dictionary

• pediculous — Infested with lice. SYN: lousy. * * * pe·dic·u·lous pi dik yə ləs adj infested with lice: LOUSY * * * pe·dic·u·lous (pə dikґu ləs) infested with lice …   Medical dictionary

• lousy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., slang, see badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Infested with lice] Syn. lice ridden, lice infested, pediculous, pediculate, pedicular, hemipteroid, with lice; see also infested 2 . 2. [*Bad] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• First Fleet — The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. It was a convict settlement, marking the beginnings of transportation to Australia. The… …   Wikipedia

• lousy — /ˈlaʊzi / (say lowzee) adjective (lousier, lousiest) 1. infested with lice. 2. Colloquial infested with other vermin or dangerous animals: the bay is lousy with sharks. 3. Originally US, Colloquial well supplied: he s lousy with money; the area… …  

• pedicular — Relating to pediculi, or lice. [L. pedicularis] * * * pe·dic·u·lar pi dik yə lər adj of, relating to, or infested with lice * * * pe·dic·u·lar (pə dikґu lər) pertaining to or caused by lice …   Medical dictionary

• infest — verb (T) if insects, rats etc infest a place, they appear in large numbers and usually cause damage (+ with): hair infested with lice | shark infested waters infestation / Infe steISFn/ noun (C, U): an infestation of cockroaches …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English