(n.) Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc.
(n.) Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga.
(n.) Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid.
(n.) Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira.
(v. t.) To clean from lice.
Example Sentences:
(1) The prevalence of head louse Pediculus capitis Deg.
(2) The bushbuck were infested with 8 ixodid tick species, 2 louse species and a louse-fly species.
(3) The louse (Menacanthus stramineus) and the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) were the only parasites recovered.
(4) The common duiker harboured 7 tick species and 2 louse species.
(5) The ultrastructure of the Malpighian tubes in human louse Pediculus humanus corporis has been studied.
(6) In one brief moment a soldier thoughtfully removes a louse from his girl’s army jacket before kissing her.
(7) The louse-fly, Lipoptena paradoxa, was recovered from some of the bushbuck from October to May.
(8) Some of the treated cows were identified as carriers of louse infestation (subgroups A1 and C1), while others were noncarriers (subgroups A2 and C2).
(9) Besides other factors for such a high prevalence, the lack of health education of family members may play a crucial role in transference and louse infestation.
(10) A prospective study of 120 louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) patient admitted to Mekele Regional Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia from September to November 1991 was done.
(11) However, juvenile wild fish, which migrate from the rivers to the sea each spring, are simply not designed to cope with more than the odd louse.
(12) One hundred and sixty patients with louse-borne relapsing fever were treated with a combination therapy of procaine penicillin and tetracycline.
(13) Based on evidence of intercellular cohesion, as seen in the histologic results, the patients were placed into two subtypes, compact growth type and louse structure type.
(14) At the end of the trial the mean red blood cell and mean total blood content of one louse was evaluated at 0.157 microliters and 0.443 microliters respectively, using 51Cr, and 0.120 microliters and 0.350 microliters respectively, using 59Fe.
(15) New host records are given for two species of Acari, one of louse, and one of flea.
(16) This sucking louse is typically parasitic on domestic rats, which are murid rodents.
(17) To evaluate the efficacy and to determine the minimum effective dosage of four pediculicides against head louse infestation, as well as to select a safe, effective, practical, and cheap agent, 1,657 infested school children in 25 primary schools in Szu-Hu, Kou-Hu, and Ku-Keng Districts of Yunlin County were treated and 1,611 of them were examined.
(18) Three 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone derivatives were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the alcoholic extract of Aquilaria sinensis (Lous.)
(19) Louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) is an acute febrile illness endemic Ethiopia.
(20) During recent archaeological excavations in Viking Greenland, specimens of the human flea, Pulex irritans L., and the body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus L., were recovered from several farmsteads.
Touse
Definition:
(v. t. & i.) Alt. of Touze
(n.) A pulling; a disturbance.
Example Sentences:
(1) The tumor consists of an adult teratoma, circuscribed teratocarcinoma, endodermal sinus-tumor-like, choriocarcinomatous and germinoma (pinealoma) tous parts.
(2) Ils concernent tous des hausses de températures d’ici 2100.
(3) Nous sommes tous Français (We are all French).” By contrast, Hollande said that Trump’s excesses “make you want to retch” .
(4) Under a sea of fluttering pink and blue flags, the Manif Pour Tous (Demo for all) movement's complaints were eclectic and apocalyptic – with a dash of paranoia and conspiracy thrown in for good measure.
(5) Extremely high sensitivity to small changes in ultrasonic attenuation was achieved with a transmission oscillator ultrasonic spectrometer (TOUS).
(6) Jean-Claude Nkulikiyimfura, le directeur du village, dit : « Ce projet a probablement battu tous les records : en moins d’un an, il était prêt.
(7) It showed Cohn-Bendit smiling manically, as Dennis the Menace, with a caption: “Nous sommes tous les juifs allemands”.
(8) While the debate on same-sex marriage is heating up in France , supporters of the mariage pour tous (marriage for all) movement have just received an accolade from Valérie Trierweiler, France's first lady.
(9) Photograph: John Brunton Jean Nouvel’s stunning building for the Arab World Institute already stands out on the Paris skyline, and now boasts what may be the city’s biggest Nous Sommes Tous Charlie sign.
(10) L'Esprit de l'Info (@lespritinfo) Bonjour à tous !
(11) March 17, 2015 Serge Aurier (@Serge_aurier) Tous mes coéquipiers et moi-même, pour que l’image de Paris et de la France s’impose dans le football européen.
(12) Samir Nasri Official (@SamNasri19) Merci a tous pour vos messages je serai indisponible pour 8 semaines je vous tiens au courant de l'evolution de la blessure January 13, 2014 "Thank you everyone for your kind words and overwhelming support, I suppose its kind of good news that I will be out around 8 weeks," he tweeted.
(13) Experience in the treatment of these two cases confirms that the role of Psychomotor Education in the treatment of myopathy cases is essentially that of teaching the child to be aware of and responsible for its own movements as the disease progresses, while showing it how touse all its available sensomotorial instruments to counteract its muscular inadequacies which progressively damage the child's body image.
(14) A histochemical study of ENL lesions was performed on skin biopsies from 14 leproma-tous patients.
(15) De Gaulle was supposed to have written his rallying call to the nation, " A tous les Français ", in there.
(16) The prime minister, Manuel Valls, echoed that call at the time by telling Radio Monte Carlo: “The conditions for Karim Benzema to return to the France team have not been met at the moment.” Karim Benzema (@Benzema) Malheureusement pour moi et pour tous ceux qui m'ont toujours soutenu et supporté.
(17) Two anatomical patterns have been described: parenchyma tous and phlebectatic.
(18) Serge Aurier (@Serge_aurier) Je demande pardon à M.Kuipers, à ses assistants ainsi qu’à tous les arbitres pour ma réaction après le match à Chelsea.