nit (louse ovum)

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Introduction

The ovum or hatched egg of a louse. The nit attaches to hair or clothing via a layer of chitin.

References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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