Pediculicide

Pediculicide

Pediculicides are substances used to treat lice ("Pediculus humanus capitus") and scabies infestation.


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  • pediculicide — /peuh dik yeuh leuh suyd /, adj. 1. Also, pediculicidal. destructive to lice. n. 2. a pediculicide agent. [ < L pedicul(us) louse (see PEDICULAR) + I + CIDE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Pédiculicide — Un pédiculicide est un médicament à usage externe dont le but est de traiter les pédiculoses (présence de poux). Portail de la pharmacie Catégorie : Médicament …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pediculicide — An agent used to destroy lice. [L. pediculus, louse, + caedo, to kill] * * * pe·dic·u·li·cide pi dik yə lə .sīd n an agent for destroying lice pe·dic·u·li·cid·al pi .dik yə lə sīd əl adj * * * n. an agent that kills lice; examples include benzyl… …   Medical dictionary

  • pediculicide — n. substance which kills lice adj. kills lice …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pediculicide — pe·dic·u·li·cide …   English syllables

  • pediculicide — n. an agent that kills lice; examples include carbaryl, dimeticone, malathion, and permethrin …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pediculicide — noun a chemical agent that kills lice • Hypernyms: ↑pesticide …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crab louse — This article is about the animal. For the disease known as crab lice, see Pediculosis pubis. Crab louse Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Lindane — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1r,2R,3S,4r,5R,6S) 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexachlorocyclohexane Clinical data …   Wikipedia

  • Permethrin — IUPAC name 3 Phenoxybenzyl (1RS) cis,trans 3 (2,2 dichlorovinyl) 2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate …   Wikipedia

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