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Phthirus, Phthirius, Pthirus, Pthirius
(thī′rŭs )
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(thir′ŭs)
(thir′ĭ-ŭs)
[Gr. phtheir, louse]
A genus of sucking lice belonging to the order Anoplura.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Phthirus, Phthirius, Pthirus, Pthirius." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746632/all/Pthirus.
Phthirus, Phthirius, Pthirus, Pthirius. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746632/all/Pthirus. Accessed April 19, 2026.
Phthirus, Phthirius, Pthirus, Pthirius. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746632/all/Pthirus
Phthirus, Phthirius, Pthirus, Pthirius [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 19]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746632/all/Pthirus.
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