Definition of Pediculous

1. a. Pedicular.

Definition of Pediculous

1. Adjective. (alternative form of pedicular) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pediculous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Pediculous

1. Infested with lice. Synonym: lousy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pediculous

pediculate
pediculates
pediculati
pediculation
pediculi
pediculicide
pediculina
pediculophobia
pediculoses
pediculosis
pediculosis capitis
pediculosis corporis
pediculosis palpebrarum
pediculosis vestimentorum
pediculous (current term)
pediculous blepharitis
pediculus
pediculus arcus vertebrae
pedicure
pedicured
pedicures
pedicuring
pedicurist
pedicurists
pediform
pedigerous
pedigree
pedigree(a)
pedigree analysis

Literary usage of Pediculous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Jonson Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Ben Jonson from 1597-1700 by Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams (1922)
"... pediculous vermin th'ast but one suite to thy backe: you must be call'd Asper, and Criticus, and Horace, ..."

2. Elementary Manual of Regional Topographical Dermatology by Raimond Jacques Adrien Sabouraud, Charles Frederic Marshall (1906)
"pediculous IMPETIGO. Pediculosis and the irritative lesions which it causes ... These conditions localise the maximum point of pediculous lesions to the ..."

3. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Directory of All the Chemicals and Preparations by John Rudolphy (1877)
"pediculous salve, or Blue ointment White pediculous salve. Ointment of stavesacre seed. " of common toadflax. Laurel oil ointment. Lupulin ointment. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... cootie (slang; chiefly Eng.), nit, ked, crab (slang). lousiness, n. pediculosis, phthiriasis;— both tech. lousy, a. pedicular (rare), pediculous (tech. ..."

5. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"How I'm to make you fit to look at in about twenty-five minutes is more than I know, and " " pediculous !" interrupted Edie. ..."

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