Lice

"Lice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).

Descriptor ID	D008003
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.690
Concept/Terms	Phthiraptera Phthiraptera Louse Lice Rhyncophthirina Rhyncophthirina

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Phthiraptera [B01.050.500.131.617.690]

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