Medical Dictionary

louse

noun \ˈlas\
plural lice \ˈlīs\

Medical Definition of LOUSE

:  any of the small wingless usually flattened insects that are parasitic on warm-blooded animals and constitute the orders Anoplura and Mallophaga
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