Defn: Phthiriasis.
PEDICULE
Ped"i*cule, n. Etym: [See Pedicle.]
Defn: A pedicel.
PEDICULINA
Pe*dic`u*li"na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Pediculus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.
PEDICULOUS
Pe*dic"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. pediculosus.]
Defn: Pedicular.
PEDICULUS
Pe*dic"u*lus, n.; pl. Pediculi. Etym: [L., a louse.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common lice of man. See Louse.
PEDICURE
Ped"i*cure, n. [Pedi- + L. cura care.]