- pediculosis (n.)
[pediculosis 词源字典]
- "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].[pediculosis etymology, pediculosis origin, 英语词源]