pediculosis

Questions about pediculosis

What does pediculosis mean?

pediculosis means "infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching".

How many syllables are in pediculosis?

pediculosis has 5 syllables: pe-di-cu-lo-sis. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for pediculosis?

Close synonyms include lousiness. 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 pediculosis a common word?

pediculosis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.