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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020061
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020061
Preferred Name

Phthirus

Definitions
Lice of the genus Phthirus, family Pediculidae. Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, is usually acquired by sexual contact or contact with infected objects. It is found most frequently in the pubic hair, but also on eyebrows, eyelashes, or on the axillary hairs.
Synonyms
Lice, Crab
Crab Lice
Crab Louses
Louse, Crab
Lices, Crab
Crab Lices
Louses, Crab
Crab Louse
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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