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nit (nit) the egg of a louse.

nit (n

The egg or young of a parasitic insect, such as a louse.

nit,

the egg of a parasitic insect, particularly a louse. It may be found attached to human or animal hair or to clothing fiber. See also pediculosis.

Nit

Medical entomology An empty louse egg shell, deposited by Pediculus capitis, P corporis, Phthirus pubis—‘crabs’. See Louse
Physics nt A unit of luminance—photometric brightness equal to 1 candela/m2

nit [nit]

the egg of a louse.

nit

louse egg.

Nit (louse egg) cemented to hair. By permission from Kummel BA, Color Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology, Mosby, 1989

candela per square metre

SI unit of luminance. Syn. nit. Symbol: cd/m². See luminance; SI unit.

nit

Medical entomology An empty louse egg shell, deposited by Pediculus capitis, P corporis, Phthirus pubis–'crabs'. See Louse.

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