anthelmintic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
    anthelminthic; helminthic; vermifuge.
  2. adjective satellite capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms
    helminthic; parasiticidal; anthelminthic.

WordNet

An"thel*min"tic adjective
Etymology
Pref. anti- + Gr. , , worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm..
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Good against intestinal worms. -- An anthelmintic remedy. Written also anthelminthic.

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