ant·hel·min·tic ( nt h l-m n tk, nthl-) also ant·hel·min·thic (-thk)adj. Acting to expel or destroy parasitic intestinal worms. n. An agent that destroys or causes the expulsion of parasitic intestinal worms. [ant(i)- + Greek helmins, helminth-, worm; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
anthelmintic [ˌænθɛlˈmɪntɪk], anthelminthic [ˌænθɛlˈmɪnθɪk], antihelminthic [ˌæntɪhelˈmɪnθɪk]
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(Medicine / Pharmacology) Med another name for vermifuge
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| Noun | 1. |  anthelmintic - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal wormsmebendazole - an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease piperazine - vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms Atabrine, mepacrine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride - a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria carbon dichloride, ethylene tetrachloride, tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene - anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes thiabendazole - an antifungal agent and anthelmintic crystal violet, gentian violet - a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment |
| Adj. | 1. |  anthelmintic - capable of expelling or destroying parasitic wormshealthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
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