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adj
Acting as a drug to cause the expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: anthelmintic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: anthelmintic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Narrower terms: mebendazole, piperazine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine, tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene, ethylene tetrachloride, carbon dichloride, thiabendazole, gentian violet, crystal violet
History
Attested since about 1720, from Latin vermis (“worm”) + fugāre (“to cause to flee”). Compare -fuge.
