vermifuge

ver·mi·fuge  (vûrm-fyj)

n.

A medicine that expels intestinal worms.

adj.

Causing expulsion of intestinal worms; anthelmintic.

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vermifuge [ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any drug or agent able to destroy or expel intestinal worms; an anthelmintic

vermifugal  [ˌvɜːmɪˈfjuːg^əl] adj

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vermifuge

a drug for expelling worms from the intestinal tract. Cf. vermicide. — vermifuge, adj.

See also: Remedies

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a drug for expelling worms from the intestinal tract. Cf. vermicide. — vermifuge, adj.

See also: Worms

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vermifuge - a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic mebendazole - 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

Translations

vermifuge [ˈvɜːmɪfjuːdʒ] N → vermífugo m

vermifuge

n → Wurmmittel nt, → Vermifugum nt (spec)