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pubic lice

Meaning of "pubic lice" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PUBIC LICE

ˈpjuːbɪk laɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBIC LICE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Pubic lice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBIC LICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crab louse

The crab louse, also known as the pubic louse, is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. It is typically found in pubic hair, but may also live on other areas with coarse hair, including the eyelashes. They cannot jump, and feed exclusively on blood. Humans are the only known hosts of this parasite, although a closely related species, Pthirus gorillae, infects gorilla populations. The species passed to humans 3.3 million years ago.

Definition of pubic lice in the English dictionary

The definition of pubic lice in the dictionary is small parasites that live in pubic hair. They are also found in the armpits and eyebrows.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUBIC LICE

advice · booklice · device · dice · ice · lice · lyse · merchandise · nice · paradise · poleis · preslice · price · resplice · rice · slice · splice · twice · vice · woodlice

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBIC LICE

puberal · pubertal · puberty · puberulent · puberulous · pubes · pubescence · pubescent · pubic · pubic hair · pubis · public · public access television · public affairs · public analyst · public assistance · public bar · public bill · public building · public company

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBIC LICE

accomplice · airport police · Alice · chalice · chief of police · complice · county police · delice · head lice · malice · Metropolitan Police · military police · police · riot police · semplice · State police · the police · thought police · traffic police · Transport Police

Synonyms and antonyms of pubic lice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pubic lice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBIC LICE

Find out the translation of pubic lice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pubic lice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pubic lice» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

阴虱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

los piojos del pubis
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pubic lice
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

जघन जूँ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قمل العانة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

лобковых вшей
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

piolhos pubianos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাব্লিক উকুন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

les poux du pubis
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kutu kemaluan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Filzläuse
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ケジラミ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

사면발이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pubic lice
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chí mu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பேன் பேன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जघन जळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kasık biti
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pidocchi del pube
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wszy łonowe
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лобкових вошей
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

paduchi pubieni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψείρες του εφηβαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pubiese luise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blygd löss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjønnshår lus
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBIC LICE»

Discover the use of pubic lice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pubic lice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity
3. Ectoparasitic. Infections: Pubic. Lice. and. Scabies. Ectoparasitic infections are those that are caused by parasites that live on the skin's surface. The two ectoparasitic infections that are sexually transmitted are pubic lice and scabies.
Janell Carroll, 2009
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The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
Who is likely to develop pubic lice? Pubic lice (also known as crabs or pediculosis pubis) are usually passed from one person to another during intimate physical contact (not necessarily intercourse), though they are occasionally acquired from ...
Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie A. Eisenstat, Terra Diane Ziporyn, 2004
3
Primary Care Pediatrics
Head lice (pediculosis capitis) and body lice (pediculosis corporis) are due to infestation with the slender louse P. humanus, whereas pubic lice (crabs) results from the shorter, wider, hairier, and clawed louse, Phthirus pubis. History and ...
Carol Green-Hernandez, Joanne K. Singleton, Daniel Z. Aronzon, 2001
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Personal Health: Perspectives and Lifestyles
Like pubic lice, scabies is caused by a multicellular parasite (the mite Sarcoptes scabiei hominis) that completes its life cycle on humans. Usually, the mite is too small to see without magnification. The worldwide prevalence is estimated at 300  ...
Patricia Floyd, Sandra Mimms, Caroline Yelding, 2007
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The Good News about the Bad News: Herpes, Everything You ...
Pubic lice, nicknamed “crabs,” are very small parasitic insects that live in the pubic hair. Crabs can also be found on other body hair, like eyebrows, eyelashes , beard, mustache, chest, and armpits. Pubic lice are different from the head lice that ...
Terri Warren, 2009
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Clinical Infectious Diseases: A Practical Approach
Unlike head lice or pubic lice, body lice do not live on their host, but rather live in the seams of clothing and bedding, travelling to the skin only to feed. Consequently, one rarely finds body lice on the skin. They are, however, easily identified in ...
Richard K. Root, 1999
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Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
... feed, particularly the interscapular, shoulder, and waist areas. Red pruritic puncta that become papular and wheal-like then occur. Pubic lice occur in the genital area, lower abdomen, axillae, and eyelashes. Transmission is usually venereal.
Gary Robert Fleisher, Stephen Ludwig, Benjamin K. Silverman, 2002
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Children and Their Families: The Continuum of Care
Pubic lice have a more rounded body and prominent pincers than do head lice. These lice generally infest the pubic region, and sometimes the eyebrows, facial hair, and axillary hair. Pubic lice are most commonly transmitted through intimate  ...
Vicky R. Bowden, Cindy Smith Greenberg, 2010
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Living with Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The itching caused by crabs can mimic other conditions, so you will want to make sure you indeed have pubic lice before you start to self-treat. At your appointment , the doctor will first talk to you about your symptoms and your sexual history.
Carol A. Ford, 2009
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What ...
Pubic lice or crabs are caused by a tiny parasite called Phthirus pubis that is usually transmitted through sexual contact. Other types of lice, such as head lice and body lice, are usually not sexually transmitted. Pubic lice are called crabs ...
Lisa Marr, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBIC LICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pubic lice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Did Mayor Ed Lee Just Make A Joke About Pubic Lice (And Measles)?
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has never been known for witty, off-the-cuff remarks. But at a San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf Merchant's Association crab feed ... «SFist, Feb 15»
2
Spotlight On: Sexual Health - Pubic Lice
Pubic lice can also be known as crabs. They are tiny insects about one to two millimetres long. Lice are blood-sucking insects that can survive by feeding on ... «Her.ie, Feb 15»
3
This Week in Sex: Despite All Those Brazilians, Pubic Lice Are Still a …
A study has found that less pubic hair may mean fewer pubic lice—though they won't be extinct any time soon. (Lice comb via Shutterstock). This Week in Sex is ... «RH Reality Check, Oct 14»
4
Pubic Lice: Still NOT Going Extinct
Will the noble pubic louse Pthirus pubis, which once grazed the rolling plains of our crotches in great herds, be driven into extinction? Do we need to erect ... «Wired, Sep 14»
5
Ding Dong, You Have Lice
The last of the three human lice is certainly unknown to any readers of The Daily Beast but may be familiar to their friends who read other sites. Pubic lice carry ... «Daily Beast, Oct 13»
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Sex and the City credited with ridding the world of pubic lice
A sharp decline in cases of pubic lice over the past decade has astonished clinicians, with the rising popularity of “Brazilian” bikini waxing cited by most as the ... «The Independent, Jul 13»
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The 'Daily Show' Exposes How Bikini Waxing Has Made Pubic Lice
As I sleeked to the register of that Walgreen's at 2am with a bottle of pubic lice treatment in my hand — hoping no one I knew would pop in to see me — I felt as ... «Uproxx, Apr 13»
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Jon Stewart salutes Baltimore as that other 'crab capital'
Except, she says, for one place where "the species is still flourishing in one of America's last pristine ecosystems, the pubic lice paradise known as Baltimore." ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 13»
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Sense and Science: Pubic lice in Pinoy culture
Less well-known but still significant pests are pubic lice, known too by the slang term “crabs” because of their shape. It's a completely different species from the ... «GMA News, Feb 13»
10
Spike 1 - "Prince Harry, Paedophiles & Pubic Lice."
Welcome to the debut episode of The Spike, where the news gets chased down Fleet St with a shitty stick. This episode Blue Monday strikes twice, the Daily ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
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