pedicuˈlation Path.
[ad. late L. pedīculātiōn-em, f. pedīculus louse: see -ation.]
Infestation with lice: = pediculosis.
| 1719–26 Quincy Med. Dict. (ed. 3), Pediculation..is a particular Foulness of the Skin very apt to breed Lice. 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Pediculatio,..pediculation: otherwise called Morbus pedicularis and Phthiriasis. |