Preferred Label : anoplura;
MeSH definition : An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites
of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae.
The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and
PHTHIRUS.;
MeSH synonym : anopluras; lice, sucking; sucking lices; sucking louses; sucking louse; sucking lice; lices, sucking; louse, sucking; louses, sucking;
MeSH hyponym : hoplopleura; haematopinus; solenopotes; polyplax; linognathus; Polyplaxs; Hoplopleuras; Solenopote;
MeSH Related Number : txid1225801; txid160141; txid179153; txid186219; txid364330;
MeSH annotation : do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucking louse;
UNII : txid30005;
Origin ID : D000854;
UMLS CUI : C0003121;
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An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites
of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae.
The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and
PHTHIRUS.