ANTHELMINTIC


Meaning of ANTHELMINTIC in English

/ant'hel min"tik, an'thel-/ , Pharm.

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a substance capable of destroying or eliminating parasitic worms, esp. human intestinal helminths.

n.

2. any such substance.

[ 1675-85; ANT- + HELMINT(H)IC ]

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