Meaning & use
Anthelmintic
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Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic intestinal worms.
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The veterinarian prescribed an anthelmintic drug to treat the dog's roundworm infection.
Farmers routinely give livestock anthelmintic treatments to control parasites.
A note on using this word
From Greek "anti-" (against) and "helmins" (worm); the noun form refers to the medicine itself.
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2. noun
A drug used to expel parasitic worms from the body.
The clinic distributed a free anthelmintic to villagers at risk of parasitic infection.
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