head lice

1. 1.

   infestation of the scalp with lice

   Synonymspediculosis capitis

   Broaderpediculosis

Questions about head lice

What does head lice mean?

head lice means "infestation of the scalp with lice".

What is another word for head lice?

Close synonyms include pediculosis capitis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is head lice a common word?

head lice is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.