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VermifugalenUK
Ver`mif´u`gal
| a. | 1. | (Med.) Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin; anthelmintic. |
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anthelmintic [ant″hel-min´tik] 1. destructive to parasitic worms; called also antihelmintic and vermifugal.2. an agent destructive to worms; examples include piperazine and hexylresorcinol for the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides;quinacrine for tapeworms; oxytetracycline and emetine for protozoan infections such as amebic dysentery; and mebendazole for several different intestinal worms. Many anthelmintic drugs are toxic and should be given with care; the toxic effects of a specific drug should be known prior to administration and the patient observed carefully for such effects after the drug is given. Called also vermicide, and vermifugeant·hel·min·tic (ant'hel-min'tik, an-thel-), 1. An agent that destroys or expels intestinal worms. Synonym(s): anthelminthic, antihelminthic, helminthagogue, helminthic (2) , helmintic (2) , vermifuge2. Having the power to destroy or expel intestinal worms. Synonym(s): vermifugal [anti- + G. helmins, worm] ThesaurusSeeanthelmintic |