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nit (nit) the egg of a louse.
nit (nt)
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.
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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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