anthelmintic
an·thel·min·tic
anthelmintic · anthelmintics
Entwurmungsmittel, Wurmmittel, Anthelmintikum
A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by…A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
UK/ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/US/ænt.hɛlˈmɪntɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesA drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.
Entwurmungsmittel, Wurmmittel, Anthelmintikum
More definitions
- a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Translations
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By meaning 1
drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms:
Forms
plural: anthelminticsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms:vermifugeanthelminthichelminthic
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpraziquantel