oxyuriciden.
/ˌɒksɪˈjʊərᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈjʊrəˌsaɪd/ rare.
A drug which kills pinworms; an anthelmintic. Cf. Oxyuris n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > remedies for parasitic infections > [noun] > vermifuge or anthelminthic
scolecobrotic1661
anthelmintic1684
helminthagogue1704
vermifuge1718
taenifuge1844
vermicide1849
taenicide1857
oxyuricide1864
oxyurifuge1881
ficin1930
niclosamide1962
praziquantel1975
1864 T. S. Cobbold Entozoa xiii. 372 There is one Indian drug which appears to be very valuable, because it..is..a true Oxyuricide.
1988 R. Tisserand Aromatherapy for Everyone (1990) vii. 182 Rose oil is a diuretic, a laxative, an oxyuricide (kills certain intestinal worms) and a mild local anaesthetic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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