ANTHELMINTIC

anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal

(adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic

(noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anthelmintic (comparative more anthelmintic, superlative most anthelmintic)

(pharmaceutical effect) Destructive to parasitic intestinal worms.

Noun

anthelmintic (plural anthelmintics)

(medicine) A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.

Source: Wiktionary


An"thel*min"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- + Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Good against intestinal worms.

– An anthelmintic remedy. [Written also anthelminthic.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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