pediculosis
英 [pɪ,dɪkjʊ'ləʊsɪs]
美 [pɪ,dɪkjʊ'losɪs]
英文词源
- pediculosis (n.)
- "lice infestation," 1809, with -osis + pediculus, diminutive of pedis "a louse," said in some sources to be akin to pedere "to break wind" (see petard) on notion of "foul-smelling insect" [Watkins].