See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
cachexia(medicine)
cachexia(dictionary)
Cachexia(health)
cachexia hypophyseopriva(medicine)
cachexia strumipriva(medicine)
cachexia thyroidea(medicine)
cachexia thyropriva(medicine)
hypophyseal cachexia(medicine)
hypophysial cachexia(medicine)

lice (medicine) and cachexia (iou)


lice (medicine)


lice
Small parasitic insects that can cause a itching red rash to the skin of the waist, shoulders, armpits, neck and pubic area. Commonly spread from person-to-person via close contact. The eggs (nits) of head lice can be mistaken for dandruff, but they are adherent to the hair shafts.

Symptoms include itching, eggs visible on hair shafts and lice on hair, scalp or clothing. Treatment requires the use of a special prescription insecticide (Kwell) shampoo and/or lotion.


cachexia (iou)



cachexia noun. . M16.
[French cachexie or late Latin cachexia from Greek kakhexia, from kakos bad + hexis habit: see -IA1.]
Medicine. A condition of weakness and wasting due to severe chronic illness. M16.
A bad mental condition; a state of depravity. M17.