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phthiriasis

Syllables: phthi·ri·a·sisUK/(f)θɪˈɹaɪ.sɪs/US/θɪˈɹaɪ.səs/

phthiriasis noun: an infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

Noun

phthiriasis (countable and uncountable, plural phthiriases)

  1. An infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
    Synonyms:
    pediculosis pubis, phthiriasis pubis, crabs, pubic lice

Synonyms of phthiriasis

Forms of phthiriasis

pluralphthiriases

Origin of phthiriasis

Learned borrowing from Latin phthīriāsis, from Ancient Greek φθειρίασις (phtheiríasis).

Words that rhyme with phthiriasis

Questions about phthiriasis

What does phthiriasis mean?
Phthiriasis means an infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
What part of speech is phthiriasis?
Phthiriasis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phthiriasis?
Phthiriasis is pronounced /(f)θɪˈɹaɪ.sɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of phthiriasis?
The plural of phthiriasis is phthiriases.

Words near phthiriasis in the dictionary

  1. phthirapterist
  2. phthirapterists
  3. phthirapterologist
  4. phthirapterologists
  5. phthiriases
  6. phthiriasis
  7. phthirophagous
  8. phthises
  9. phthisic
  10. phthisical
  11. phthisick

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