{"id":41905,"date":"2020-09-17T07:50:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=41905"},"modified":"2023-08-15T06:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T06:03:41","slug":"nits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/nits\/","title":{"rendered":"Nits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eggs or youngs of a parasitic insect, such as a lice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The egg of a louse. The eggs of head lice are firmly cemented to the hair, usually at the back of the head; those of body lice are fixed to the clothing. Nits, 0.8 x 0.3 mm, are visible as light white specks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Lice eggs, known as nits, are generated by both head lice and pubic lice. These eggs are affixed to the roots of hairs on the scalp or in the pubic region of their host. Nits are minuscule, measuring around 0.5 mm in width. 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