pediculosis

英 [pɪ,dɪkjʊ'ləʊsɪs] 美 [pɪ,dɪkjʊ'losɪs]
  • n. 生虱子,[皮肤] 虱病

英文词源


pediculosis (n.)
"lice infestation," 1809, with -osis + pediculus, diminutive of pedis "a louse," said in some sources to be akin to pedere "to break wind" (see petard) on notion of "foul-smelling insect" [Watkins].

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