pediculosis capitis

1. 1.

   infestation of the scalp with lice

   Synonymshead lice

   Broaderpediculosis

Questions about pediculosis capitis

What does pediculosis capitis mean?

pediculosis capitis means "infestation of the scalp with lice".

What is another word for pediculosis capitis?

Close synonyms include head lice. 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 capitis a common word?

pediculosis capitis 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.