Definitions for: Anthelmintic

[n] a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
[adj] capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms

Webster (1913) Definition: An`thel*min"tic ([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a.
[Pref. anti- + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm,
or mawworm..] (Med.)
Good against intestinal worms. -- n. An anthelmintic remedy.
[Written also anthelminthic.]

Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelminthic, healthful, helminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal, vermifuge

See Also: Atabrine, carbon dichloride, crystal violet, ethylene tetrachloride, gentian violet, mebendazole, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, mepacrine, piperazine, quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, tetrachlorethylene, tetrachloroethylene, thiabendazole

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