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Preferred term

Phthirus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Crab Louse
  • Crab Louses
  • Louse, Crab
  • Louses, Crab

Note

  • do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111

Scope note

  • Lice of the genus Phthirus, family Pediculidae. Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, is usually acquired by sexual contact or contact with infected objects. It is found most frequently in the pubic hair, but also on eyebrows, eyelashes, or on the axillary hairs.

History note

  • 99

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020061

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