ver·mi·fuge
(vûr′mə-fyo͞oj′)n.
A medicine that expels intestinal worms.
adj.
Causing expulsion of intestinal worms; anthelmintic.
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vermifuge
(ˈvɜːmɪˌfjuːdʒ)n
(Pharmacology) any drug or agent able to destroy or expel intestinal worms; an anthelmintic
vermifugal adj
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ver•mi•fuge
(ˈvɜr məˌfyudʒ)adj.
1. serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines, as a medicine.
n. 2. a vermifuge medicine or agent.
[1690–1700]
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vermifuge
a drug for expelling worms from the intestinal tract. Cf. vermicide. — vermifuge, adj.
See also: Remediesa drug for expelling worms from the intestinal tract. Cf. vermicide. — vermifuge, adj.
See also: Worms-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  vermifuge - 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 |
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vermifuge
n → Wurmmittel nt, → Vermifugum nt (spec)
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