Phthirus

"Phthirus" 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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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.

Descriptor ID	D020061
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.690.060.730
Concept/Terms	Phthirus Phthirus Crab Louse Crab Louse Crab Louses Louse, Crab Louses, Crab Crab Lice Crab Lices Lice, Crab Lices, Crab

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Phthirus".

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]
Anoplura [B01.050.500.131.617.690.060]
Phthirus [B01.050.500.131.617.690.060.730]

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