HEAD LICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does head lice mean? 

• HEAD LICE (noun)
  The noun HEAD LICE has 1 sense:

1. infestation of the scalp with lice

  Familiarity information: HEAD LICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEAD LICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infestation of the scalp with lice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

head lice; pediculosis capitis

Hypernyms ("head lice" is a kind of...):

lousiness; pediculosis (infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching)

 Context examples 

Head lice are parasitic wingless insects.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This eventually leads to the head lice's death.

(Malathion, NCI Thesaurus)

Permethrin is used to eradicate parasites such as head lice, ticks and scabies from humans and animals.

(Permethrin, NCI Thesaurus)

The eggs (nits) of head lice can be mistaken for dandruff, but they are adherent to the hair shafts.

(Human Head Louse, NCI Thesaurus)

The three types of lice that live on humans are head lice, body lice (also called clothes lice), and pubic lice ("crabs").

(Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Treatment for head lice is recommended for people with an active infestation.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Head lice do not spread disease.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Head lice are most active in the dark.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Personal hygiene has nothing to do with getting head lice.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Children ages 3-11 and their families get head lice most often.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)